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Amazing pan through the fire right at the end


I wonder how Hitch did that.

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At the beginning, the camera travels up to an iron-barred gate, and through it on up the driveway. I think the whole thing was a model, and the two halves of the gate were pulled aside just as the camera looked between the bars. It made for an amazing looking seamless shot.

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Thx. Yes it was quite impressive. I am always on the lookout during movies on 'how did the Director do that?' and it's amazing that Hitchcock is still amazing me decades later.

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