Double Take (2009 film)

Double Take
Directed byJohan Grimonprez
Written byJohan Grimonprez
Tom McCarthy
Produced byNicole Gerhards
Emmy Oost
Hanneke M. van der Tas
Denis Vaslin
CinematographyMartin Testar
Edited byDieter Diependaele
Tyler Hubby
Music byChristian Halten
Production
company
Zap-o-Matik
Release date
Running time
80 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Germany
Netherlands
LanguageEnglish

Double Take is a 2009 essay film, directed by Johan Grimonprez and written by Tom McCarthy. The plot is set during the Cold War and combines both documentary and fictional elements. The protagonist is a fictionalised version of Alfred Hitchcock. The backdrop of the film charts the rise of the television in the domestic setting and with it, the ensuing commodification of fear during the cold war.

Double Take is a Belgian-Dutch-German co-production and premiered in Europe at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival and in the U.S. at the 2010 Sundance film Festival.