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Saturday 27 June at 8.00pm
ALFRED HITCHCOCK IN EAST LONDON
Venue: The Heathcote Music Venue, 344 Grove Green Road, London, E11 4EA.
As part of the Mayor's ‘Story of London Festival’ and to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Britain’s first talking picture ‘Blackmail’, the McGuffin Film Society presents a celebration of the legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. The event will feature a screening of ‘Blackmail’ followed by the world premiere of the new 65 minute documentary ‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’.
‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’ retraces Hitchcock’s footsteps around Leytonstone, Limehouse, Stratford and Hackney and reveals how his early London life profoundly influenced his later work. The film also examines Hitchcock’s associations with the long forgotten Walthamstow film industry and tells the previously untold story of his support for an East London cinema during the height of his Hollywood fame. The documentary identifies the key sites from the director's youth which still exist today and features contributions from Roy Ward Baker (assistant director, 'The Lady Vanishes'), Charles Barr (author of the seminal 'English Hitchcock'), actor Murray Melvin and numerous others.
"a fascinating insight" - Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.
**Tickets available on the door on the night. Admission £5
The Heathcote Music Venue is two minutes walk from Leytonstone underground station, exit right from ticket hall.
For those unable to attend this event, a limited edition DVD of 'Alfred Hitchcock in East London' can now be ordered from the Merchandise Page.
Saturday 11 July at 8.00pm
THE McGUFFINS OPEN AIR CINEMA 2009
presents "THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT!"
Full details will be posted shortly.
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