San Francisco and Hollywood

Ever since Hollywood started making films almost a century ago the American film industry is the largest in the world.

San Francisco with its unforgettable skuline has inspired many movie directors such as:

Alfred Hitchcock

He directed Vertigo in 1958 a thriller about an almos-perfect murder.

 

with Kim Novak and James Steward

and The Birds (1963)

 

Some police thriller: Bullit (1968)

starring Steve McQueen

 

and Dirty Harry (1971)

starring Clint Eastwood

Some inspired by the true story: Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

starring Patrick McGoohan and Clint Eastwood too.

The Birdman ofAlcatraz (1962) 

starring Burt Lancaster

inspired at the sory of Robert Stroud.

Some action movie featuring a wild car chase: The Rock (1990)

starring Sean Connery ans Nicholas Cage