Alfred Hitchcock: Utilizing Materials To The Fullest

Alfred Hitchcock explains how to utilize a character's life and environment to create intriguing cinema. He uses examples from REAR WINDOW and NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
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[@worldofbong]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Hitchcock was a genius.

[@vanzonhl]

would have been funny if he said "james stewart in north by northwest"

[@WalterLiddy]

He probably remembers the planning stage more than the shooting of each film. He often said that for him the film was basically done by the time production started. Since he always planned for Cary Grant, it makes some sense he'd refer to Grant being in Rear Window.

[@deluslawrence9333]

Ever since I was a child, I've heard about Alfred Hitchcock's talent.

[@kamilziemian995]

0:20 Hitchock in this moment says that Cary Grant play the main hero in the movie "Rear window". He was mistaken, since this role is played by James Stewart.

[@radupopescu2370]

It was a joke, made in his style.

[@monsieurgolem3392]

Peck, Stewart, Grant, they all look the same.

[@kamilziemian995]

@@monsieurgolem3392 Stewart is my favorite of them.

[@monsieurgolem3392]

@@kamilziemian995 ok

[@x3Sora]

"[In Rear Window] Cary Grant was a photographer" I think Mr. Hitchcock meant Jimmy Stewart

[@zoisgmovies]

This is a fantastic story told by a fantastic storyteller.

[@filmhunter1]

did anyone else noticed he said: "Cary Grant" in Rear Window /:I

[@pawarsahastrak692]

stewart.

[@tonyjackson9014]

A common mistake

[@Stratword_]

That flash light made great sense. Not quite sure about the other two.

[@prsnheretodo]

Master 🙌🏼

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Jimmy Stewart really wanted the lead role in North By Northwest, but Hitchcock didn't think he was right for the role.

[@Psychebo]

Cary Grant in Rear Window? Doesn't he mean Jimmy Stewart?

[@adriansherlockdamondark.1094]

He would have made a great TH-camr with that mind.

[@SerlingPictures]

@worldofbong very much so. I consider him the greatest filmmaker that has ever lived. We will NEVER see another filmmaker like him.

[@Eastwoodisboss]

lol yeah, I just scrolled down to say that and I saw your comment.

[@fergalhughes165]

Merely confused his two most-used leading men .. wud be like Scorsese absent-mindedly saying Leonardo when he means Robert .. or John Ford and Henry Fonda instead of John Wayne :)

[@nexttimewelove51]

Your loosing your mind Hitch! Cary Grant was not a photographer and was never in Rear Window. I hope you meant Jimmy Stewart.

[@JudgeCraven]

What the he'll is this guy talking about...

[@JudgeCraven]

@Tomas Cruise Frankly I don't even remember typing this comment