Alec Coppel (1907–1972)
Author of Vertigo [1958 film]
Works by Alec Coppel
The Alec Guinness Collection: Kind Hearts and Coronets / The Lavender Hill Mob / The Ladykillers / The Man in the White Suit / The Captain's Paradise (2009) — Writer — 24 copies
The Alfred Hitchcock Collection: The Best of Hitchcock, Vol. 2: Vertigo / The Birds / The Trouble with Harry / Frenzy / Marnie / Saboteur / Torn Curtain / Family Plot (2013) — Writer — 4 copies
Over the Line 2 copies
Obsession — Author — 1 copy
Tweedledum and Tweedledee 1 copy
Associated Works
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection [14 films 1942-1976] (1942) — Writer — 116 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Coppel, Alec
- Birthdate
- 1907-09-17
- Date of death
- 1972-01-22
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- screenwriter
- Nationality
- Australia
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- Australia
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Reviews
A retired cop is hired to follow a woman whose husband claims she’s possessed.
Suspenseful, fairly unique, and unmistakably 1958. It’s kind of two different movies, one after the other. About two thirds of the way through the film, the first story comes to a climax, things twist around, and a new story starts in a different direction. The first time I saw it, that bothered me a lot, and I wasn't really able to get into the second story. Watching it a second time, it's like a completely show more different movie. The first section now seems like prolonged set-up to the second section - which, now that I'm not distracted by having the rug pulled out by Stewart's miscasting, I can appreciate as having some of Hitchcock's strongest moments.
Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.3/4 show less
Suspenseful, fairly unique, and unmistakably 1958. It’s kind of two different movies, one after the other. About two thirds of the way through the film, the first story comes to a climax, things twist around, and a new story starts in a different direction. The first time I saw it, that bothered me a lot, and I wasn't really able to get into the second story. Watching it a second time, it's like a completely show more different movie. The first section now seems like prolonged set-up to the second section - which, now that I'm not distracted by having the rug pulled out by Stewart's miscasting, I can appreciate as having some of Hitchcock's strongest moments.
Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.3/4 show less
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
(Source: TMDB)
(Source: TMDB)
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- Works
- 16
- Also by
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- Members
- 551
- Popularity
- #45,289
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 16
- Languages
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