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THE DARK SIDE OF GENIUS Donald Spoto No one but a tortured genius could have created such masterpieces as The 39 Steps, Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds and over forty others. Donald Spoto brilliantly brings to life the enigmatic genius behind these enduring screen classics. Based on impeccable research, private papers and interviews with Hitchcock’s cinematic collaborators, Spoto reveals the life of an intensely private man – capable of astonishing acts of cruelty, who none the less left an indelible mark on world cinema. 608 pages / 32 photos / 235 x 150 mm ISBN 0 85965 213 0 ISBN13 978 0 85965 213 1 Paperback / UK £12.99 / NO US RIGHTS |