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Hitchcock's Lost Early Work Unearthed In New Zealand

First Posted: 05/08/11 11:25 BST Updated: 05/10/11 11:12 BST

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Footage from Alfred Hitchcock's 1923 film The White Shadow, the first film that the director ever worked on, has been uncovered in a film archive in New Zealand. Hitchcock was 24 when he was the writer and assistant director on the film.

The three reels were left to the New Zealand Film Archive in 1989 by the family of a projectionist and film collector. However, where the remaining three reels are is still a mystery.

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rafey
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02:52 PM on 08/07/2011
I was once fully restored by someone, but part of me remains missing (not that anyone really cares). Never the less, as a lifetime Hitchcock fan, this is great news and hope that the remaining reels are discovered.
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madisonhack
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01:55 PM on 08/07/2011
The fact that this much of a nitrate film being intact is in itself a miracle.
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floodberg
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06:51 PM on 08/05/2011
Now this is news!  I hope someone has three reels in their collection somewere;  I want to know how it ends.
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01:08 PM on 08/05/2011
"Hitchcock's Lost Early Work Unearthed In New Zealand"
Apparently, the Master has been fully restored by someone. But they don’t know who did it, because the last reel is missing.
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