Footsteps in the Fog: Alfred Hitchcock's San Francisco

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Summary: A Must Have for any Hitchcock Fan
Review: ... and a must have for any Bay Area resident. So many directors, especially those of Hitchcock's generation, tried to get away with backlot substitutes for locations. Hitchcock, in contrast, lovingly and painstakingly shot his masterpieces on location whenever possible. The book shows, in great detail, which Bay Area locations were used in classics like Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho and Shadow of a Doubt, not only telling readers which locations were used but also how to find those that survive today, illustrated with current photos of those locations. Even though I've lived in the Bay Area most of my life, I plan to take a Hitchcock tour of the Bay Area very soon. Thank you, Mr. Kraft, for giving me a new appreciation of two of my favorite things: Alfred Hitchcock's films and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Summary: Hitchcock & San Fransisco - a pairing made in heaven
Review: This book is awesome! I purchased it for my mom who is a huge Hitchcock fan and loves San Francisco. She read it from cover to cover and enjoyed every minute of it...The book is written in a way that conveys the brilliance of Hitchcock and how he used the city to enhance his plots and characters...I recommend this to anyone who is a film buff or just loves a good read on a dark stormy night..

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Summary: Hitchcock & San Fransisco - a pairing made in heaven
Review: This book provides the intricate details of the filming of a number of Hitchcock classics in the SF Bay Area. The book covers the locations and filming of Shadow of a Doubt, Vertigo, The Birds, Suspicion, Psycho, and Family Plot, and explores the ways in which the Bay Area provided an inspiration for the movies as well as a wide variety of settings. It served as a reminder to me of the wonderful diversity of the Bay Area and the keen eye Hitchcock had for what could make a movie.

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Summary: A must for any Hitchcock fan or Bay Area cognoscente
Review: This book provides the intricate details of the filming of a number of Hitchcock classics in the SF Bay Area. The book covers the locations and filming of Shadow of a Doubt, Vertigo, The Birds, Suspicion, Psycho, and Family Plot, and explores the ways in which the Bay Area provided an inspiration for the movies as well as a wide variety of settings. It served as a reminder to me of the wonderful diversity of the Bay Area and the keen eye Hitchcock had for what could make a movie.