Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was a British film director, producer and screenwriter who was born in London in 1899. He pioneered many techniques that characterize the suspense or psychological thriller genres -such as imitating a person's gaze with the camera, using framing to create anxiety or fear, among others-, which led him to be considered England's best director.
These are some of his highest-grossing titles throughout his career:
1) Rear Window (1954) grossed more than 36 million dollars in the United States and was watched by more than 50 million people. This film earned him an Oscar nomination for best director. What is it about? A man who breaks his leg spends an entire summer observing his neighbors through the window but one day he sees what appears to be a murder and from that moment on, he becomes obsessed with his neighbor as he wants to find out what happened.
2) To Catch a Thief (1955) grossed almost 9 million dollars in the United States, and it starred Cary Grant as a thief and Grace Kelly as the future Princess of Monaco.
3) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). This is a remake of a film that Hitchcock himself had filmed in England in 1934. James Stewart and Doris Dray will be involved in a conspiracy to kill the Prime Minister of England. It grossed over 11 million dollars in the U.S. market.
4) Psycho (1960) grossed over $50 million worldwide. A woman runs away after stealing a large sum of money to escape with her fiancé. During the trip, they stay in a motel where they will meet Norman Bates and their lives will change completely. Who does not remember the famous shower scene with that distressing sound?
5) The Birds (1963) tells the story of an unexpected and unprecedented attack by several birds on the citizens of a coastal town. It grossed more than 11.4 million dollars in the United States and became a success.
Undoubtedly, a superb director that we will remember as an excellent reference in the world of the seventh art.
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