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Remakes of films by Alfred Hitchcock

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A number of Alfred Hitchcock's films have been remade, with official remakes of Murder! and The Man Who Knew Too Much being directed by Hitchcock himself. North by Northwest and Saboteur are also considered by some scholars to be unofficial remakes of Hitchcock's English espionage thriller The 39 Steps.[1][2][3] This list does not include sequels (such as the films that followed the 1960 version of Psycho).

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Year Title Remake of Director Country of origin
1931 Mary Murder! Alfred Hitchcock UK
1932 The Lodger The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog Maurice Elvey UK
1944 The Lodger The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog John Brahm USA
1953 Man in the Attic The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog Hugo Fregonese USA
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much The Man Who Knew Too Much Alfred Hitchcock USA
1958 Step Down to Terror Shadow of a Doubt Harry Keller USA
Dial M for Murder Dial M for Murder Boris Sagal USA
1959 The Fifth Stair Dial M for Murder Vincent Sherman USA
The 39 Steps The 39 Steps Ralph Thomas UK
1968 Dial M for Murder Dial M for Murder John Llewellyn Moxey USA
1969 Once You Kiss a Stranger Strangers on a Train Robert Sparr USA
1976 Obsession Vertigo Brian De Palma USA
1978 The Thirty Nine Steps The 39 Steps Don Sharp UK
1979 The Lady Vanishes The Lady Vanishes Anthony Page UK
1980 Dressed to Kill Psycho Brian De Palma USA
1984 Body Double Rear Window and Vertigo Brian De Palma USA
1991 Shadow of a Doubt Shadow of a Doubt Karen Arthur USA
1992 Notorious Notorious Colin Bucksey USA
1993 Lifepod Lifeboat Ron Silver USA
1996 Once You Meet a Stranger Strangers on a Train Tommy Lee Wallace USA
The Secret Agent Sabotage Christopher Hampton UK
1998 A Perfect Murder Dial M for Murder Andrew Davis USA
Rear Window Rear Window Jeff Bleckner USA
Psycho Psycho Gus Van Sant USA
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Notorious John Woo USA
2007 Disturbia Rear Window D. J. Caruso USA
2001 Officer Vertigo Naeem Sha India
2008 Easy Virtue Easy Virtue Stephan Elliott UK
The 39 Steps The 39 Steps James Hawes UK
2009 The Lodger The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog David Ondaatje USA
2020 Rebecca Rebecca Ben Wheatley USA

Announced Remakes

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After the success of Gone Girl, in January 2015 it was announced that David Fincher would direct a remake of Strangers on a Train with Ben Affleck to star with a script penned by Gillian Flynn.[4] In April 2024, it was reported that Netflix had greenlit the remake, now titled Strangers.[5]

In March 2023, it was reported that Paramount Pictures acquired the remake rights to Vertigo, with Steven Knight set to write the script and Robert Downey Jr. set to star.[6]

In February 2024, it was announced that Kevin Williamson is developing a television series based on Rear Window for Peacock and Universal Television.[7]

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ Sauveur, Trace. "The 39 Steps: Alfred Hitchcock's Fun, Flighty Trial Run of North By Northwest". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ Eberwein, Robert. "PART ONE—NEXT OF KIN: REMAKES AND HOLLYWOOD". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ Bligh, William Oliver McLean (2018). "Remaking The 39 Steps : Hitchcock's screenwriting and identification". Open Publications of UTS Scholars. UTS. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (13 January 2015). "Ben Affleck and David Fincher Reteam for 'Strangers on a Train' Reboot". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ Ruimy, Jordan (19 August 2019). "David Fincher to Direct 'Strangers' for Netflix, Hitchcock Remake". World of Reel. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 23, 2023). "Paramount Sets Remake of Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' as Potential Robert Downey Jr-Starrer; Steven Knight to Write Script & Davis Entertainment to Produce with Team Downey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Hailu, Selome (8 February 2024). "'Rear Window,' 'The It Girl' and 'The Game' Head to Television via Kevin Williamson's Overall Deal With Universal". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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