11 Sir Hitch

Chapter 10 Sir Hitch In 1965 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ended its run on television. Around this same time, Hitchcock's movie production also slowed down. It was becoming more and more difficult to find projects that interested him. In 1972 the premier of his film Frenzy surprised and impressed many people. Critics consider it to be his last masterpiece. It was about a seemingly friendly man who likes to strangle women. For Hitch, then seventy-three, the scariest thing in the shooting of Frenzy wasn't the murderer but the stroke that Alma had during production. Terrified that Alma wouldn't recover, Hitch almost couldn't complete the movie. Frenzy's London opening was a huge event.

1965年，《阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克表演》结束了在电视上的播放。 大约在同一时期，希区柯克的电影制作也放慢了速度。 要找到他感兴趣的项目越来越难了。 1972年，他的电影《狂乱》的首映式让许多人惊讶和印象深刻。 评论家认为这是他最后的杰作。 讲的是一个看似友好的男人，却喜欢掐死女人。 对当时73岁的希契来说，拍摄《狂乱》时最可怕的不是凶手，而是阿尔玛在拍摄期间中风。 由于害怕阿尔玛无法康复，希契几乎无法完成这部电影。 狂乱在伦敦的开幕是一件大事。

Hitch saw many old friends there, including Michael Balcon. Alma was well enough to attend. Many people wondered if Hitchcock was now ready to retire. "I cannot retire," he said. "I will just have to see where the next body will turn up." On April 29, 1974, Hitch was honored in New York by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Many of the great Hitchcock stars were

希契在那里见到了许多老朋友，包括迈克尔·巴尔肯。 阿尔玛身体很好，可以参加。 许多人想知道希区柯克现在是否准备退休了。 “我不能退休，”他说。 “我得看看下一具尸体会在哪里出现。” 1974年4月29日，希契在纽约被林肯中心电影协会授予荣誉。 希区柯克的许多明星都是

there, even Grace Kelly, who had gone on to become Princess Grace of Monaco. The highlight of the evening was the great director's thank-you speech, which, naturally, was all about murder. "After all, I'm sure you will agree," he said, "that murder can be so much more charming and enjoyable, even for the

甚至还有后来成为摩纳哥格蕾丝王妃的格蕾丝·凯利。 当晚的重头戏是这位伟大导演的感谢致辞，当然，他的致辞都是关于谋杀的。 “毕竟，我相信你会同意，”他说，“谋杀可以更有魅力，更令人愉快，即使是对

victim, if the surroundings are pleasant and the people involved are ladies and gentlemen like yourselves." In 1976 Hitchcock began filming Family Plot, a thriller-comedy about the search for a missing heir. On his first trip to the set in San Francisco, Hitchcock enjoyed all the fuss when his new pacemaker set off the metal detectors at the airport. Although Hitch didn't know it, Family Plot would be his last film. Over the next few years both he and Alma struggled with their continuing health problems. They spent time with their daughter, Pat, and their grandchildren.

受害者，如果周围环境宜人，而且涉及的人都是像你们这样的女士和先生。” 1976年，希区柯克开始拍摄《家族阴谋》，这是一部关于寻找失踪继承人的惊悚喜剧。 第一次去旧金山的片场，希区柯克很享受他的新起搏器触发机场金属探测器时的热闹场面。 尽管希契并不知道，《家庭情节》将是他的最后一部电影。 在接下来的几年里，他和阿尔玛都在与持续的健康问题作斗争。 他们花时间陪伴女儿帕特和孙子孙女。

HITCHCOCK FANS LOVE SPOTTING THE DIRECTOR'S BRIEF APPEARANCES IN HIS OWN MOVIES. MANY OF THEM ARE JUST A FEW SHORT SECONDS OF SCREEN TIME! THE LODGER—AT A DESK IN THE NEWSROOM NORTH BY NORTHWEST—OWNER OF THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK TRAVEL AGENCY VERTIGO—WALKING THROUGH THE SHIPYARD WITH A BUGLE CASE THE BIRDS—LEAVING THE PET SHOP WALKING HIS OWN TWO DOGS, GEOFFREY AND STANLEY SPELLBOUND—COMING OUT OF AN ELEVATOR AT THE EMPIRE HOTEL CARRYING A VIOLIN CASE TO CATCH A THIEF—SITTING NEXT TO CARY GRANT ON THE BUS PSYCHO—SEEN THROUGH AN OFFICE WINDOW WEARING A COWBOY HAT

希区柯克的粉丝们喜欢看到这位导演在自己的电影中短暂露面。 其中许多只是短短的几秒钟的屏幕时间！这位房客——坐在西北边新闻室的办公桌前——阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克旅行社的老板——晕头晕脑地拿着一个军号箱穿过造船厂——走出宠物店，遛着自己的两只狗，杰弗里和斯坦利——出神地从帝国酒店的电梯里出来，拿着一个小提琴箱去抓小偷——在公共汽车上坐在卡里·格兰特旁边——从办公室的窗户里看到他戴着一顶牛仔帽

In 1979 Alfred Hitchcock was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Fifteen hundred people came to the ceremony. The audience watched a speech Hitch had taped that afternoon. In it, he

1979年，阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克被美国电影学会授予终身成就奖。 1500人参加了仪式。 那天下午，观众们观看了希契录制的一段演讲。 在书中，他