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Talking Pictures

Hitchcock's Leading Actors

Duration: 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

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To this day, Alfred Hitchcock is looked on as one of cinema's best and most influential directors. But how did the stars of his films finding working with the great man? To some he was 'the master', to others 'the manipulator'. Talking Pictures explores the relationship between Hitch and his leading actors, using rarely seen interviews of the man himself and a line-up that includes Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren, Joan Fontaine, Janet Leigh and Sean Connery. Show less

Contributors

Narrator:
Sylvia Syms
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki
Producer:
Simon Catt
Interviewed Guest:
Kim Novak
Interviewed Guest:
Tippi Hedren
Interviewed Guest:
Joan Fontaine
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Leigh
Interviewed Guest:
Sean Connery

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