Themes and plot devices in Hitchcock films Themes and plot devices in Hitchcock films Alfred Hitchcock's films show an interesting tendency towards recurring themes and plot devices throughout his life as a director. This article lists some of the themes and plot devices that occur repeatedly in his films. There are images of birds in nearly all of Hitchcock's films. Some of the most prominent are listed below. Black people appear mostly as background characters in many of his films, except Philippe Dubois who is both intelligent and clever, The church have appeared in some of this films, Cultured villains have been shown in many of his
Any Number Can Win (film) earned ten times more money than him as a result. However, in 1965, Delon claimed "no one else has tried it since and made money". The "Washington Post" called the film "dazzling... one of the best of its kind in years." Bosley Crowther of the "New York Times" said it was one of the ten best films of the year. The Mystery Writers of America gave the film an "Edgar" as the Best Foreign Movie of the year. The instrumental jazz score was composed by Michel Magne. An arrangement of the main title theme was recorded by American musician Jimmy