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"When [a] professional photographer ... is confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, he becomes pbessed with watching the private dramas of his neighbors play out across the courtyard. When he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging ... [he] enlists the help of his glamorous socialite girlfriend ... to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events."--Container.
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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood. On 19 April 1955, he became an American citizen while remaining a British subject. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognisable directorial style. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing. His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside "icy blonde" female characters.
