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Rescue the Hitchcock 9

Alfred Hitchcock: pioneer, legend and master of suspense
The BFI National Archive looks after our nation's film heritage. It is the largest and most important film and TV collection in the world.
'Rescue the Hitchcock 9' is the BFI's major campaign to restore all nine surviving silent films by one of the greatest directors of all time, Alfred Hitchcock.
Film is a fragile medium, and Hitchcock's silents are no exception in their vulnerability to natural degradation. We need to ensure the best possible prints can be preserved, using the latest in photochemical and digital restoration technologies.
Our expert team of archivists and technicians have the olympian task of restoring the films concurrently over two years, ready to reveal to the public in London 2012 when the world will be watching. The countdown has begun. As a charity, the BFI relies on the support of film-lovers to enable us to undertake work of this scale. Hitchcock has given us masterpieces - entertaining, intriguing and provoking audiences around the world. So, please join us in showing our appreciation for our hero, Hitchcock - and help us to Rescue the Hitchcock 9.'
Amanda Nevill
BFI Director
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Alfred Hitchcock made ten silent films. Nine of them survive. The BFI needs £2 million to achieve its ambition to restore, preserve and present them to the nation in 2012, with brand new musical scores.
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'I love cinema and the thought of these amazing films deteriorating to the point at which they couldn't be fully enjoyed seemed tragic to me. Visiting the lab to see how the painstaking work is progressing was an eye-opener. I can't wait to eventually be sitting in that audience and seeing the restored films screened for the first time. I think it's a moment when we'll all feel very proud.'
Simon Hessel, Rescue the Hitchcock 9 supporter
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