Research into the history of thriller films - Miss Georgiou

Thriller is a genre seen over many bodies of work such as literature, television and film. Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods giving them a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and/or terror. Thriller films tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, rousing and fast-paced.  -  [Wikipedia]

Common sub-genres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers, erotic thrillers and mystery thrillers and spy thrillers. Alfred Hitchock was the known as the 'Master of Suspense' who overlapped other genres like horror and action with thriller. An early example of one of Hitchcock's early films was 'The 39 Steps' (1935) - a Crime/Mystery film that gave some early elements of thrillers. The film is now a Comedy performance in London, Criterion Theatre. 

Hitchcock then made a revolutionary recovery in the film industry when he made 'Psycho' (1960). This thriller made a landmark in history with its amount of different cuts in the shower scene; which back then was a shocking thing to see in the cinema and had people screaming whereas now its unrealistic and not very frightening. He also broke the fourth wall in 'Psycho' deliberately for the shower sequence. 


Another one of Hitchcock's earlier great thriller films was 'Dial M for Murder' (1954). This film has been adapted from Frederick Knott's stage play.
'Peeping Tom'(196
'The French Connection' (1971)
'Blade Runner'(1982)
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