Alfred Hitchcock on Film

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This paper analyzes three Hitchcock films: 39 Steps (1935), Rear Window (1954), and Psycho (1960)in relation to the theme of spying. Hitchcock uses governmental, moral, and immoral forms of spying that related the varying views of the characters that partake in espionage and intrigue. By understanding the basis for these types of spying, Hitchcock provides an interior, psychological view of human curiosity and the inevitable complexities of fantasy, murder, and social conscientiousness in a cinematic presentation.

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"In this film study, the theme of spying will be analyzed within the films of Alfred Hitchcock. In the films: 39 Steps (1935), Rear Window (1954), and Psycho (1960) one an realize the various aspects of spying that Hitchcock provides within his plot structure. governmental spying will be the focus of 39 Steps, while `good' or moral spying will be the basis of analysis for Rear Window. Also, the premise of bad or immoral spying will brought forth in the thriller Psycho, as Hitchcock provides interior views of people and how they spy upon one another. In essence, the theme of spying will be analyzed within this study, providing details as to how Hitchcock uses clandestine points of view to provide a foundation for his cinematic plot structures."

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