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The First Thriller Film
The first thriller film ever made was Safety Last! and it was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor. -
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock creates his first thriller film. It is named 'The Lodger' and is similar to the story of Jack the Ripper. Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the most famous thriller movie maker ever. -
Thrillers in technicolor
Alfred Hitchcock turned the thriller genre around at this time by making the first technicolour thriller films. This improved the mise-en-scene of films as it allowed different lighting and colour into the films. Rope was a technicolour film by Hitchcock released in 1948. -
Psycho
This is another one of Hitchcock's films - it is one of the most well-known thriller films ever. In the film, a woman steals money from her employer. When she flees, she stops at a motel where she is murdered. -
Cape Fear
This was a filmed directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by John D. McDonald. It features a lawyer's family being stalked by a man he once helped put in jail. -
The First 007 Film
The famous James Bond films were inspired by a set of books. The films are spy/thrillers. Dr. No was the first film released and many more followed. -
Horror/thrillers
During the 70s, more hybrids of horror and thriller films were being created. This involved more violence and gore in the thriller films. An example is Play Misty For Me, released in 1971. -
Scream
Scream is a very famous thriller film about a masked killer murdering teenagers in a small town. It inspired many sequels. -
Inception
Inception is a recent thriller film. It is one that explores complex narratives in thrillers. It was directed and written by Christopher Nolan and stars Leonardo DiCaprio - who appears in many thriller films.
