Alfred Hitchcock is one of the few filmmakers to combine a strong reputation for high-art filmmaking with great massive-audience popularity. This introduction to his oeuvre provides an overview of a long and prolific career.

1. Introduction; 2. Blackmail; 3. Shadow of a Doubt; 4. The Wrong Man; 5. Vertigo; 6. Psycho; 7. The Birds; 8. Epilogue; Notes.