Alfred Hitchcock On Starting Out As A Filmmaker | The Dick Cavett Show

Richard sits down with world renowned film director Alfred Hitchcock to discuss his early career starting out as a filmmaker... And how a lawnmower could be used as a murder weapon.

Date aired – 21st December - 1971.

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[amygalvin]

Such a great interviewer. Love watching him interview these iconic figures!

[hblanche]

I love The Lodger. Definitely an underrated, overlooked classic!

[Omar-wqdz]

I always liked watching these Cavett interviews with filmmakers, from Hitchcock, to others like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Alan Pakula, and Ivan Reitman

[richardtaylor]

Alfred is one of my all-time favorites. The man was one of the best in his field.

[kpec]

He's hypnotic with his slow, distinguished posh accent and concise, laconic stories. Very fascinating.

[Luzanne.]

"She said, 'boo'."
😂

[gimmethepinkelephant]

Wow! You can literally put the playback speed on the video and Hitchcock comes off sounding like someone speaking at almost a normal pace.😂 I kept dialing it up just a little to see how far I could go and still have him sound normal and I couldn't bring it up any more and he still sounded like your average paced speaking Englishman.😂

[flowerbedmusic]

That last story reminds me of the sort of tale Gerard Hoffnung would tell. Now there's a guest I would loved to have seen on the Dick Cavett Show...had he lived!

[opwave]

Hitch is a master of deadpan humor. He does it so well that it even flies over Dick Cavett’s head, lol. Love both of them though.

This man had a neck that would rival George Lucas

[AnimalsRGreat]

What about The Birds movie? He spoke so eloquently for a man who made so many spooky movies! BOO! 👻

[lewisstaples]

I didn't know Hitch was a comedian too.