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NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

Cary Grant gives one of his finest performances in this seminal tale of mistaken identity.

Roger Thornhill, a suave, self-satisfied ad-exec, is mistaken for a spy after a mix-up at a New York hotel bar – without a chance to explain, Thornhill ends up pursued by enemy agents set on smuggling government secrets out of the country. His attempts to flee take him on a heart-stopping cross-country chase, with only his wits (and assistance from a mysterious and beautiful double agent) to keep him alive.

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REBECCA (1940)

Hitchcock's first Daphne Du Maurier adaptation remains one of his most chilling works.

A timid young woman (Joan Fontaine) meets and falls madly in love with a wealthy widower (Laurence Olivier) whilst working as a lady's companion in Monte Carlo. After a whirlwind romance, she travels to her new home, the misty English country estate Manderley, but finds her newlywed bliss short-lived when she discovers that Rebecca – her husband's first wife, and object of withering housekeeper Mrs. Danvers' (Judith Anderson) fixation – wields a ghostly hold over everything and everyone who lives there.

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THE 39 STEPS (1935)

The original version of the classic comedy thriller, starring legendary British heartthrob, Robert Donat, was a highlight of Hitchcock's career. 

While sitting in a London theatre watching a man perform dazzling memory tricks, Richard Hannay and the rest of the audience flee after hearing a gunshot. As he leaves, he encounters a young woman who asks if she can accompany him. But when she is murdered in his flat, Richard must avoid the police long enough to find the real killers and clear his name.

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STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)

Another stellar adaptation in his illustrious filmography, Alfred Hitchcock takes on Patricia Highsmith in this diabolically entertaining thriller.

Tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is enraged by his wife's refusal to finalise their divorce. Aboard a train, he strikes up a conversation with an equally troubled stranger, the smooth-talking socialite Bruno (Robert Walker), and unwittingly sets in motion a deadly chain of events. Bruno has a theory on how a pair of strangers can get away with murder – a theory he plans to test out.

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SABOTAGE (1936)

A ring of saboteurs is causing havoc in London with a series of explosive terrorist attacks. Karl Verloc (Oscar Homolka) is part of the group, but he maintains a cover as the kindly owner of a West End cinema, living contently with his wife in the suburbs.

But Mrs. Verloc (Sylvia Sidney) is beginning to suspect something – as is Scotland Yard Detective Sgt. Ted Spencer (John Loder) – and it isn't long until Verloc's deceit begins to impact his relationships – and threatens his wife's young brother's life.

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VERTIGO (1958)

Considered one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest cinematic achievements, Vertigo is a dreamlike thriller from the Master of Suspense. 

Set in San Francisco, the film creates a dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder after an acrophobic detective (James Stewart) rescues a mysterious blonde (Kim Novak) from the bay, and must unravel the secrets of the past to find the key to his future.

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FRENZY (1972)

Hitchcock's only X-Rated film, laced with an undeniable mordant wit, Frenzy revels in its grimy British setting to hone a compelling black-comic thriller.

London is being terrorized by a vicious killer of women known as The Necktie Murderer.  Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

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THE BIRDS (1963)

Alfred's Hitchcock's classic adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's story remains as nail-bitingly tense as it did on its first release in 1963.  

Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren, in an iconic screen debut) is a Californian socialite who follows a potential suitor to the small coastal town of Bodega Bay. Despite her romance beginning to blossom, the seemingly-innocuous town becomes a place of great terror once a series of violent and unexplained bird attacks start to wreak havoc on the bay's residents. 

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PSYCHO (1960)

Eternally referenced and beloved even sixty years on, Hitchcock's Psycho – and its infamous 'shower scene' – remains a stand-out of its genre, with  Bernard Herrman's famed all-strings score providing some of the most famous music in cinema history.

Marion (Janet Leigh), on the run after committing a robbery, arrives at the Bates Motel to hide out after a brush with the police. She doesn't expect to meet the charming, if a little peculiar, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), whose domineering mother looms over them from her Gothic house perched above the motel. Things grow only stranger from there, as an unexpected and grizzly murder leads to the unravelling of a gruesome mystery with an iconic final twist... 

From 25 Oct | Book Now

REAR WINDOW (1954)

One of Hitchcock's most celebrated and morally complex films, Rear Window's mordant wit, nail-biting suspense and a gallery of superb performances all make up an unmissable thriller.

Professional photographer L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies (James Stewart) breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Wheelchair-bound and confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window, observing the neighbours through his camera's lens – however, his voyeurism becomes deadly serious detective work when he witnesses a murder across the street.

From 1 Nov | Book Now

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