Alfred —, director of film thrillers Sabotage and Saboteur (9)

I believe the answer is:

hitchcock

(Other definitions for hitchcock that I've seen before include "English thriller director, d. 1980" , "Alfred . . . . . . . . ., master director of cinema suspense (9)" , "See 8" , "Sir Alfred -, Eng. film director" , "Horrifying chap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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