1964: HITCHCOCK on the pleasure of FEAR | Monitor | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive

Alfred Hitchcock talks to Huw Wheldon about his life’s work as an inducer of pleasurable terror in cinema audiences all over the world. He explains how he sees his role as a director of thrillers like Psycho, Rope, Strangers on a Train, Notorious, The Birds, Rear Window and North By Northwest - and what his intentions are in making them. He also discusses the tradition behind his stories, the English love of a good crime story, and the clear distinction between his films and horror pictures, which he regards as “too easy“ and has never been tempted to make. Originally broadcast 5 July, 1964 You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of tv to educate, entertain and enlighten you through our classic tv clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive -