Artistically, this is the best Hitchcock book on my bookshelf. It is beautifully designed and contains many excellent photos not previously published and facsimilie documents that provide an interesting insight on the Hitchcock story. These include copies of birth and marriage certificates, story boards, private memos, lost scripts and letters from the censorship boards. Unfortunately, a snazzy design feature of the 10 envelopes for the inserts (some holes to part view the contents) mean that the inserts frustratingly get snagged and crumpled everytime I put them back. Oh well. Overall, this is a really good introduction book for anyone new to Hitchcock's work and good value when at Amazon's (half-ish) price. On top of the great design, the quality of the writing is good. However, I would go to Patrick McGilligan's 'A Life in Darkness and Light' for the best overall biography and review of his work. Read more

Eine ganz neue Art, Alfred Hitchcock kennen zu lernen- anhand von vielen eingesteckten Faksimili erfährt man mehr denn je von seinem Leben. Besonders beeindruckt hat mich der Nachdruck einer Postkarte von Anthony Perkins an Hitchcock mit Briefmarken zum Herausnehmen. Für Hitchcock-Fans ein absolutes Muß! Read more

Aren't we all Hitchcock fans, after all? This is a nifty, interesting, fun book about The Master. I learned a lot about him here. There are some fancy pull-outs with realistic-looking copies of original story board drawings, letters and so on, but the hit of the book is simply in the information it contains about all those great Hitchcock movies and some of who this fabulously interesting guy was. Lots of wonderful photos bring it all to life. Read more