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Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don't want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.
Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 13
Died: 1980
Died: April 29
Cinematographer
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Film Director
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Television Director
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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
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The picture's over. Now I have to go and put it on film.
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