
This often involves a transference of guilt in which the "innocent" character's failings are transferred to another character and magnified. They often portray innocent people caught up in circumstances beyond their control or understanding. Hitchcock's films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy, and are known for their droll humour.

His innovations and vision have influenced a great number of filmmakers, producers, and actors. With more than fifty feature films to his credit, in a career spanning six decades, he remains one of the best known and most popular directors of all time. Influenced by expressionism in Germany, he began directing in England and worked in the United States from 1939.

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, ( 13 August 1899 – 29 April, 1980) was a British film director closely associated with the suspense genre.
