Albert Hitchcock: Master Of Suspense

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Albert Hitchcock made a huge impact on film history. Hitchcock showed the world that he is the master of suspense. Hitchcock directed more than fifty films about suspense and crime dramas. Hitchcock has won many awards for his films. Some of his films have gone down as some of the best films in history like Rear Window, North by Northwest, and Psycho. Hitchcock had his own way of directed his films unlike any other director. Hitchcock's directing style has often been referred to as Hitchcockian. He also set the thriller genre with his film The Lodger: A Story of The London Fog (1927). This film was the first of its kind.
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