Downhill
Alfred Hitchcock / GB, 1927 / 115 min.
Restoration CreditsA restoration by the BFI National Archive in association with ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Park Circus Films Principal restoration funding provided by Simon W Hessel. Additional funding provided by Deluxe 142 and The Headley Trust.
After the critical and commercial success of The Lodger (1926), Gainsborough Pictures were keen to reunite director Alfred Hitchcock and star Ivor Novello. A convenient vehicle suggested itself in the stage play “Down Hill”, written by Novello with Constance Collier, under the combined alias David L”Estrange.
Details
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Production year
1927
Country
GB
Original title
Downhill
Length
115 min.
Format
DCP - encrypted
Part of
The Hitchcock Touch
This summer, Eye is honouring the most iconic and influential director of all time, Alfred Hitchcock, with a major retrospective including nine restored silent films. These Hitchcock 9 can be seen in the Netherlands for the first time. For the restoration of these seldom shown first films, material from the Eye collection has been used.
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