Alfred Hitchcock was honored with the seventh AFI Life Achievement Award on March 7, 1979. At the time, AFI wrote “as a writer, director and producer, (Hitchcock) has served film both memorably and uniquely” and that “in his favorite genre, the suspense film, he has come to be regarded as a master almost without peer.” Here are several videos highlighting the event, which included guests Ingrid Bergman, Henry Fonda, Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins and more.
In this clip, Host Henry Fonda opens the show and the guest of honor Alfred Hitchcock enters the room to a standing ovation!
John Mikulsky
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