1922年,23岁的希区柯克执导他的首部电影《13号》,宣告了一代悬念大师的银幕初登场。曾执导过多部电影史纪录片的英国导演马克·卡曾斯以《13号》百年庆为契机,推出了这部致敬希区柯克的论文电影。影片出人意料地从希区柯克的角度出发,以口述方式(由著名影星阿利斯泰尔·麦高恩配音)、模拟了一出“希区柯克带你看希区柯克电影”的戏码。通过这个虚拟的主观视点,向影迷介绍希区柯克数量庞大的经典作品中的共通点、以及隐藏在趣味和高能背后的视听技巧,亦展现了卡曾斯本人的博学和洞察力。
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train. When Johnny and Michael finally arrive, Lily is rich from her saloon and storekeeper (former slaver) Pharaoh Coffin is bleeding the miners dry. But worse troubles are ahead: California is inching toward statehood, and certain people wan...