Alfred Hitchcock remains the quintessential cinematic auteur - the director as hero. Debate over his status as an obsessive and dictatorial artist has raised pressing questions about the relation between individual authorship and contexts, influences, and collaborators.

The most comprehensive volume ever published on Alfred Hitchcock, covering his career and legacy as well as the broader cultural and intellectual contexts of his work. * Contains thirty chapters by the leading Hitchcock scholars * Covers his long career, from his earliest contributions to other directors' silent films to his last uncompleted last film * Details the enduring legacy he left to filmmakers and audiences alike