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Ben Hecht

11 films in this library, for 4 of the 181 directors studied here. Not a full filmography.

Writer · 1937–1974 · 11 films

Works with

Alfred Hitchcock — 7 films together
Dorothy Spencer — 3 films together
William H. Ziegler — 3 films together
Alfred Newman — 2 films together
Bert Glennon — 2 films together
David O. Selznick — 2 films together
Dudley Nichols — 2 films together
John Ford — 2 films together
Roy Webb — 2 films together
Walter Wanger — 2 films together
Alma Reville — 1 film together
Angus MacPhail — 1 film together

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The Front Page (1974) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
Strangers on a Train (1951) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
Lifeboat (1944) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
Foreign Correspondent (1940) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
Stagecoach (1939) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital

As writer

The Front Page — 1974 · dir. Billy Wilder
Strangers on a Train — 1951 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Rope — 1948 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
The Paradine Case — 1947 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Notorious — 1946 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Spellbound — 1945 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Lifeboat — 1944 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Journey into Fear — 1943 · dir. Orson Welles
Foreign Correspondent — 1940 · dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Stagecoach — 1939 · dir. John Ford
The Hurricane — 1937 · dir. John Ford

Elsewhere

The crew directory

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