Transatlantic Pictures was founded by

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and longtime associate Sidney Bernstein at the end of

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in preparation for the end of Hitchcock's contract with David O. Selznick in 1947. In 1945, Hitchcock and Bernstein were involved with a planned 80-minute documentary on

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which was eventually shown on television in the US and UK as ''

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'' (1985). They planned to produce feature films in both

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and

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. The first two Transatlantic films, Hitchcock's ''

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'' (1948) and ''

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'' (1949), both released in the US by

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, had poor box office returns. ''Rope'' was banned in several US cities due to the themes of

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, and ''Under Capricorn'' was overshadowed by

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's extramarital affair with director

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. A third Hitchcock film, ''

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'' (1950) filmed on location in London, began as a Transatlantic production, but was taken over by

as a Warners production. After the release of '' I Confess'' in early 1953, Hitchcock and Bernstein planned to film the 1948 David Duncan novel ''The Bramble Bush'' as a Transatlantic release. However, script and budget problems during production prompted Hitchcock and Bernstein to dissolve the partnership, with Warners giving Hitchcock permission to go ahead with ''

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'' (1954) instead.Patrick McGilligan, ''Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light'' (2003) via Google Books
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Filmography

* ''

'' (1948) * ''

'' (1949) * '' Strangers on a Train'' (1951)

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