Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock 24 years old

When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.

Credits

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock Cast

Name Character
Alfred Hitchcock He was 99, 80 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
François Truffaut He was 67, 52 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
Laura Truffaut as Herself
Jean-Louis Richard He was 72, 85 years old when he died as Himself
Claude Chabrol He was 69, 80 years old when he died as Himself
Madeleine Morgenstern as Herself
Pat Hitchcock She was 71, now 95 years old as Herself

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock Crew

Name Department
Simone Stewens as Producer. She was 43 (now 68) years old Production
Robert Fischer as Director. He was 44 (now 69) years old Directing
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock (24 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, August 05, 1999
  • Runtime: 30 minutes