
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Documentary
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.
Top Cast


Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Narrator (voice)
Bob Balaban
Narrator (voice)


Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson
Self
Wes Anderson
Self


Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas
Self
Olivier Assayas
Self


Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Self


Arnaud Desplechin
Arnaud Desplechin
Self
Arnaud Desplechin
Self


David Fincher
David Fincher
Self
David Fincher
Self


James Gray
James Gray
Self
James Gray
Self


Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Self
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Self


Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
Self
Richard Linklater
Self


Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Self
Paul Schrader
Self
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