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Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

The greatest story Hitchcock ever told

20157.21h 21m

Overview

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.

Directed by Kent Jones
Written by Serge Toubiana, Kent Jones, Delphine Pineau
Produced by Charles S. Cohen, Olivier Mille
Box Office0Revenue: $302K

Top Cast

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Narrator (voice)

Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson

Self

Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Arnaud Desplechin

Arnaud Desplechin

Self

David Fincher

David Fincher

Self

James Gray

James Gray

Self

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Self

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Self

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

Self

Themes & Keywords

directorfilmmaking

About Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of director, filmmaking. Directed by Kent Jones, it stars Bob Balaban, Wes Anderson, Olivier Assayas. Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.

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