Which two short films did Alfred Hitchcock make for the British Ministry of Information during World War II?

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Master of suspense — Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock's talent as both filmmaker and storyteller is abundantly evident in a film catalog that includes *Dial M for Murder*, *Vertigo*, *Psycho*, and *The Birds*.

In 1944, Alfred Hitchcock returned to England to direct two patriotic short films for the British Ministry of Information that lauded the French Resistance: Bon voyage and Aventure malgache.1

These films were intended for distribution in liberated France and its colonies, though they were rarely seen until their release on video in 1994.1