Hosted by Eva Marie Saint, the film's leading lady, this 40-minute documentary of Alfred Hitchcock's only M-G-M film combines interviews (Martin Landau, Patricia Hitchcock, production designer Robert F. Boyle and screenwriter Ernest Lehman), movie clips and behind the scenes photos to make for a fascinating look at one of the silver screen's glowing gems. For fans of North by Northwest (1959) and Hitchcock aficionados, this is a must see treat. Written by alfiehitchie

罗杰（加里·格兰特 饰）是个平凡的广告商人，最近却莫名其妙的惹了一身的麻烦——他被别人错认成一名叫“凯普林”的人，还被人灌醉放进车中，意图造成车毁人亡，命大的罗杰顺利逃过这一劫。这个离奇的经历让罗杰又后怕又好奇，为了证明自己的清白，他非要找出真正的 “凯普林”不可。 噩运在纠缠罗杰。他一路设法摆脱追杀，一边千里追踪凯普林的线索......

苍茫的大西山区里，住着孤零零的一户人家。哥哥与妻子带着傻弟弟，靠哥哥外出开车拉货为生。三人孤僻寡言，虽缺少沟通，却也平淡安逸。然而，突然一天，哥哥不再外出跑车，而是强迫着弟弟学开车。弟弟反应慢，哥哥便会拳脚相加。弟弟不明白发生了什么事，而嫂子似乎知道，只是不说，默默忍受着哥哥的无情与暴力。终于，弟弟学会了开车，哥哥急迫地赶走了亲人，随后却被赶来寻找羊皮的人，威胁并且抄家，而他却以粗犷暴力的方式，让家人继续活下去，自己葬身在茫茫火海之中。

上个世纪60年代，一个名叫阿尔弗莱德・希区柯克（安东尼・霍普金斯饰）的电影人，在毫不知名的情况下，在无人投资的境遇中，在妻子兼合作伙…

罗杰（加里·格兰特 Cary Grant 饰）是个平凡的广告商人，最近却莫名其妙的惹了一身的麻烦——他被别人错认成一名叫“凯普林”的人，还人灌醉放进车中，意图造成车毁人亡，命大的罗杰却顺利逃过这一劫。这个离奇的经历让罗杰又后怕又好奇，为了证明自己的清白，他非要找出真正的“凯普林”不可。

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This documentary short explores the origins of the monster movie and how Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963) fits in the genre.

Narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, this documentary reflects the development of the iconic filmmaker's signature style, through the making of one of his benchmark films, Blackmail. The documentary highlights the birth of the "Hitchcock Touch" at a period when talking pictures first emerged and explores his trademark themes, like such as murder, suspense and cool blondes. While focusing on Blackmail, the documentary reveals how this film also foreshadows the director's later masterpieces, from Psycho to North by Northwest and from The Birds to Frenzy.

The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy Award-winning sound designers invite you to join them at their mix boards to investigate how Alfred Hitchcock employed sound design to tell his cinematic stories, whether making audience members leap from their seats in fright or crawl under them from excruciating suspense.