![]() Number Seventeen focuses on a gang of thieves who hide at a safe house after a robbery, with a detective hot on their heels. Harking back to the silent movie era, the film only features dialogue for a quarter of the running time, which leads to over-the-top, hammy acting that even the hugely expensive sets can’t cover up.Ī rare Hitchcock comedy that has more than a little in common with The Ladykillers (1955). Rich and Strange (1931)Īn atypical romance film for the director, Rich and Strange focuses on a bickering married couple who receive an unexpected inheritance and believe it’ll save their marriage. It’s not helped by the misleading beginning, which sets up as important an irrelevant character. Hitchcock famously said in his interview with Francis Tuffault that this comedy had “no story to tell”. The worst feature film Hitchcock ever directed sees a father stop at nothing to prevent his spoiled heiress daughter from running off and marrying her lover. Image courtesy of Willem van Bergen from Rotterdam, The Netherlands The complete ranking of Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s films 52. Image: Hitchcock’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these link(s). This does not impact our content or editorial decisions. So taking into account the 52 Sir Alfred Hitchcock feature films where he is credited as the director, here is my personal ranking.ĭisclaimer: This page contains affiliate link(s) to streaming platforms. While everyone knows Psycho (1960) and many could name at least a handful of Hitchcock’s most famous films, what about the rest of them? Few realise that Hitchcock directed over fifty feature films and wrote on many more throughout his incredible career. With the British director a genius at placing tightly woven plots into living and breathing worlds, for over fifty years he managed to keep expectations on a knife-edge and heart rates skyrocketing long after audiences had left the cinema. ![]() ![]() ![]() Known as ‘The master of suspense’, Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s pictures are always visceral experiences. ![]()
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