After the 1960s, Hitchcock became considerably less prolific, filming a handful of thrillers before unofficially retiring.
After the 1960s, Hitchcock became considerably less prolific, filming a handful of thrillers before unofficially retiring. He died of renal failure at the age of 80 in 1980, four months after being made a Knight of the British Empire. Hitchcock had remained a British subject even after acquiring American citizenship, leaving him eligible for knighthood. His body was cremated, and his ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean.