Yeah thats why I had reservations including about Chaplin and Hitchcock here (although I had been overlooking the Scotts). Of the pre-hollywood films Hitchcock made, I dare say 39 Steps is the only really good one. Think I've seen all of his before that, and that must be among the last he made before going to Hollywood (although I think he did a few more back in London in later years).It's a funny question because Chaplin, Hitchcock, Ridley and Tony Scott are better than most of the British directors who you would talk about as British directors but because all of their best work has been Hollywood product they don't really get put on the list. Michael Powell could easily have joined them, but chose not to. So he made (mostly) British films, but none of these would have happened without a large contingent of emigre Hungarians and Germans who helped to give his films their European texture and sensibility.
Yeah he's definitely up there.David Lean was good.
Man, I've seen 26 hitchcock films, and thats not even half of his filmography.
Oh interesting, yeah I see he's a producer of The Third Man, my favo(u)rite film.You could probably argue that one of the greatest British film makers of all was the Hungarian producer Alexander Korda.
Rank them in order of preference now.
David Lean was good.
I dare say 39 Steps is the only really good one.
Craner, have you seen Dog Soldiers?
No, do you think I would like it?