..Bobby: Lewis, is this the way you get your rocks off?At first, their encounter with the river and nature is peaceful and tranquil as they paddle along - on a sunny day.It can also be seen as a powerful, allegorical indictment of the Hollywood blacklist, created during the climate of suspicion and fear of the 1950s McCarthy era.The background returns to the eye (still reddish) and the final credit emerges from its center: "Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Its two non-winning nominations were for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay (it lost both to Coppola""sThe Godfather (1972)).