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Mystery Train: Hitchcock and The Lady Vanishes

Mystery Train: Hitchcock and The Lady Vanishes

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Documentary

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This video essay, featuring film scholar Leonard Leff, addresses the 1938 Alfred Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes' British context and political underpinnings and the details and techniques that undeniably make it a 'Hitchcock picture.'

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

34 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

20 November 2007

Country

United States of America

Cast

Leonard Leff

Leonard Leff

Self - Film Scholar / Narrator (voice)

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