This article contains spoilers for the movies discussed. Among the most important filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock was a pioneer of horror, thriller, and noir, who made dozens of classics across a multi-decade career. His plots tend to be archetypal, with heroes up against conniving villains. At the same time, his antagonists are unusually complex for the era, with motivations that generally run deeper than simple evil.
The 39 Steps Unrated Thriller Release Date June 6, 1935 Director Alfred Hitchcock Cast Robert Donat , John Laurie Runtime 86 minutes Writers Charles Bennett , Ian Hay Watch on Criterion 8 Bruno Antony 'Strangers On A Train' "Each fellow does the other fellow's murder. Then there's nothing to connect them." This thriller follows the chance encounter between tennis player Guy Haines and the enigmatic Bruno Antony on a train journey. Bruno proposes a twisted plan to exchange murders: Bruno will kill Guy's unfaithful wife if Guy murders Bruno's overbearing father.
The plot is a little over-the-top, but in Hitchcock's skilled hands, it doesn't matter. He keeps audiences hooked with ever-ratcheting tension and brisk storytelling. Crucially, Cotten turns in a towering villainous performance, oscillating between affable warmth and unnerving menace. He has one especially memorable scene where he has dinner with Charlotte, and his true colors bleed through for a moment.
5 Tony Wendice 'Dial M For Murder' "People don't commit murder on credit." Tony Wendice is a former professional tennis player whose lavish lifestyle is threatened when he discovers his wife Margot is having an affair with crime novelist Mark Halliday . Fueled by jealousy and greed, Tony orchestrates a plot to murder his wife and inherit her wealth.
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