Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, (1899 – 1980) was a British film director. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside "icy blonde" female characters. Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of violence, murder, and crime, although many of the mysteries function as decoys meant only to serve thematic elements in the film. In his 50 film career spanning 6 decades, did more than any director to shape modern thriller cinema. His flair was for narrative, cruelly withholding crucial information and engaging the emotions of the audience like no one else. The "Hitchcockian" style includes the use of camera movement to mimic a person's gaze, thereby turning viewers into voyeurs, and framing shots to maximize anxiety and fear. The film critic Robin Wood wrote that the meaning of a Hitchcock film "is there
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