Hitchcock: Best Death Scene

Characters get knocked off all the time in Alfred Hitchcock films. Which death scenes are the most memorable?

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1 Psycho
Janet Leigh dies violently but shower-fresh 270 330

2 The Birds
Winged killers hunt Suzanne Pleshette 125 247

3 Vertigo
Kim Novak falls from a mission tower 117 257

4 Dial M for Murder
Grace Kelley using her sewing scissors 111 223

5 Rope
Dall and Granger's gruesome extra credit 27 199

6 The Man Who Knew Too Much
D.Gelin unloads bad news in the street 25 183

7 Torn Curtain
Paul Newman dispatches a Statsi officier 22 174

8 Shadow of a Doubt
Teresa Wright defends against her uncle 21 185

9 Frenzy
Barbara Leigh-Hunt meets serial killer 8 186

10 Saboteur
Norman wishes for a better jacket 6 170