THEME EXPLORATION

microfilm macguffin

2 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Death on the Run
1967 · Sergio Corbucci

What’s Up, Doc?
1972 · Peter Bogdanovich

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of the MacGuffin device who used microfilm and espionage documents as central plot devices in films like 'Notorious' and 'Torn Curtain'.

Peyton Reed United Kingdom

Director of 'The Third Man' and other espionage thrillers that masterfully employed microfilm and mysterious objects as narrative catalysts in post-war intrigue stories.