Summary 2022 marks the hundred-year anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s first feature. A century on, Hitchcock remains one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. But how does his vast body of work and legacy hold up in today’s society? Mark Cousins, the award-winning filmmaker behind The Story of Film: An Odyssey, The Eyes o...

Documentary

Directed By: Mark Cousins

Written By: Mark Cousins

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

Name: My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Genre: Documentary
Released: 0000-00-00
Duration: 2 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Sean Connery, Paul Newman, Bruce Dern, John Wayne, Cary Grant

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Mark Cousins

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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IndieWire

Jul 18, 2023

With My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock, Cousins powerfully makes the case that there’s nothing better than cinema itself for elevating a lie into art.

By Christian Zilko FULL REVIEW

Empire

Jul 21, 2023

With its singular design and two-hour runtime, this isn’t aimed at casual moviegoers. But for film buffs and Hitchcock fans, it’s a refreshing, essential alternative to the usual fodder.

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The Irish Times

Jul 21, 2023

What we end up with is both a rigorous commentary for the Hitch enthusiast and a useful primer for the newcomer. And we also get a character study. But of whom? The real man or the persona he invented for the public? Hitchcock would be delighted we are still asking that question.

By Donald Clarke FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jul 18, 2023

As “Hitchcock” notes, his movies have been analyzed every which way and back again. Cousins’ fresh approach divides the work into six sections, an elegant capsule melding existential questions with the practical challenges and opportunities of big-screen storytelling.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Jul 18, 2023

Well, point-by-point, clip-by-clip, this film remains brilliant. As ever, there is real evangelism in Cousins’s work and in My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock there is so much to learn and enjoy. You come away from it with your senses fine-tuned.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Screen Daily

Jul 18, 2023

For all the gambits that end up feeling like gimmicks, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock never stops churning with ideas and ambition. The film pays Hitch the highest compliment by trying to follow his example and never do the expected thing.

By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW

Little White Lies

Jul 22, 2023

This archive clip-driven documentary comprises Cousins’ own informed and poetic postulations on the inner-workings of the Hitchcock corpus, as he heads on a jolly, thematically-inclined ramble through one of the great artistic legacies of the 20th century.

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Production Company Hopscotch Films

Duration 2 h

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My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

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Sean Connery

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Paul Newman

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Bruce Dern

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John Wayne

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Cary Grant

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Shirley MacLaine

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Julie Andrews

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Ingrid Bergman

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Gregory Peck

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Eva Marie Saint

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Janet Leigh

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Grace Kelly

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Anne Baxter

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James Stewart

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Laurence Olivier

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Maureen O'Hara

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Kim Novak

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Anthony Perkins

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Henry Fonda

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