Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a classic American television anthology series created and hosted by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, known for its suspenseful, twist-ending stories.


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instanceOf American television series
anthology television series
black-and-white television program
airedInTimeSlot prime time
basedOn crime fiction
short stories
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Alfred Hitchcock
distributionFormat syndication
distributor Revue Studios
featuredActor Alfred Hitchcock (host segments)
featuredDirector Alfred Hitchcock
Herschel Daugherty
Norman Lloyd
Robert Stevens
firstAired 1955-10-02
followedBy The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
format self-contained weekly stories
genre mystery
suspense
thriller
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD
digital streaming
hasReboot The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
hasSpinOff The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
host Alfred Hitchcock
hostSegmentsFeature Alfred Hitchcock’s closing comments
Alfred Hitchcock’s humorous introductions
influenced later television anthology series
lastAired 1962-06-26
notableFor ironic dark humor
twist endings
numberOfEpisodes 268
numberOfSeasons 7
openingTheme Funeral March of a Marionette
openingThemeComposer Charles Gounod
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOn CBS (1955–1960)
NBC (1960–1962)
originallyBroadcastOn American broadcast television
originalNetwork CBS
NBC
partOf Alfred Hitchcock television works
pictureFormat black-and-white
presenter Alfred Hitchcock
productionCompany Shamley Productions
rebootAired 1985–1989
runtimePerEpisode 25 minutes
segmentType live-action
setIn various contemporary locations

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Paul Henreid
directedTelevisionSeries
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Alfred Hitchcock television works")
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Norman Lloyd
produced
Fay Wray
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