CinemaOSMovie · 1999 · 0h 30m

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

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When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.

Directed byRobert Fischer

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 30m
Language
EN
Released
August 5, 1999

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Claude Chabrol

Claude Chabrol

Self

Patricia Hitchcock

Patricia Hitchcock

Self

Madeleine Morgenstern

Self

Jean-Louis Richard

Jean-Louis Richard

Self

Laura Truffaut

Laura Truffaut

Self

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Self (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Self (archive footage)

Helen Scott

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Robert Fischer
Robert Fischer
Produced by
Simone Stewens

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