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Alfred Hitchcock Presents S3E22 — The Return of the Hero

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents•Season 3•Episode 22

The Return of the Hero

6.8/10 · 615 votesMar 2, 195826 min

Ranked #26 of 39 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

Things are not what they seem when two soldiers discharged from the Algerian war spend some time together in Marseilles.

Directed byHerschel Daugherty

Written byStirling Silliphant

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Episode Summary

"The Return of the Hero" is episode 22 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 3. It scored 6.8/10 from 615 votes, ranking #26 of 39 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Herschel Daugherty and written by Stirling Silliphant, it aired on March 2, 1958.

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