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"Absolutely compulsory reading." The New York Times Book Review No one but a tortured genius could have created such brooding, suspenseful, and utterly original films as SPELLBOUND, PSYCHO, and THE BIRDS. Now Alfred Hitchcock, the intensely private and often bizarre creator of these masterpieces, is fully revealed in a masterful biography that traces the roots of his obsessions back to a childhood in which the seeds of his future films were sown.
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The Dark Side of Genius, Donald Spoto
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- Released
- 1984
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- Title
- The Dark Side of Genius
- Subtitle
- The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Donald Spoto
- Publisher
- Ballantine
- Released
- 1984
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 665
- ISBN10
- 034531462X
- ISBN13
- 9780345314628
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Art, References & Manuals, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Filmthema, Film, Media Tie-In
- Original title
- The dark side of the genius
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- "Absolutely compulsory reading." The New York Times Book Review No one but a tortured genius could have created such brooding, suspenseful, and utterly original films as SPELLBOUND, PSYCHO, and THE BIRDS. Now Alfred Hitchcock, the intensely private and often bizarre creator of these masterpieces, is fully revealed in a masterful biography that traces the roots of his obsessions back to a childhood in which the seeds of his future films were sown.