Actor: Robert Cummings, Joseph Cotten, James Stewart, Edmund Gwenn, Anthony Perkins Director: Alfred Hitchcock Genre: Mystery Year: N/A Studio:Universal Home Video Length: 1630 Released:October 4, 2005 Rating:Not Rated (MPAA Rating) Format: DVD Misc: NTSC, Color Language: English, French, Spanish Subtitles : French, Spanish
DESCRIPTION:
No doubt opinionated fans will argue about what should fall under the rubric of "masterpiece" in Hitchcock's body of work, but with the bona fide classicsVertigo, Psycho, and The Man Who Knew Too Much, there's plenty of timeless movie magic here. Eye-popping transfers and gorgeous sound make this set one of the must-have releases of the year.
Should the Hitchcock fan have the energy for more after imbibing on the movies themselves, a bonus disc provides additional documentaries. These include a revealing interview in which the master of suspense discusses, among other things, how much he dislikes working with method actors, going so far as to name names (we're talking about you, Jimmy Stewart and Montgomery Clift). In an American Film Institute lifetime achievement ceremony, the master of suspense is praised by the likes of Stewart and Ingrid Bergman, and seems to be suffering from severe boredom as celebrities pile on the flattery. Then Hitchcock opens his mouth to accept the award, delivering an endlessly witty stream of perfect bon mots that prove once again that he was a master of high comedy as well. Revealing documentaries about the making of Psycho and The Birds round out the feast of extras. The 36-page booklet, filled mostly with stills and poster art, provides little new information about the films.
Special Features:
Disc 1 - Saboteur:
Saboteur: A Closer Look
Storyboards
Alfred Hitchcock's Sketches
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Disc 2 - Shadow of a Doubt:
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Disc 3 - Rope:
Rope Unleashed
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Disc 4 - Rear Window:
Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary
A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
Production Photographs
Production Notes
Re-Release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart
Theatrical Trailer
Disc 5 - The Trouble with Harry:
The Trouble With Harry Isn't Over
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Disc 6 - The Man Who Knew Too Much:
The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Disc 7 - Vertigo:
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz and Other Vertigo Participants
Original Theatrical Trailer
Restoration Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Foreign Censorship Ending
The Vertigo Archives
Disc 8 - Psycho (1960):
Theatrical Trailer
Re-Release Trailers
Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
The Shower Scene
The Psycho Archives
Production Photographs
Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass
Lobby Cards
Posters and Psycho Ads
Production Notes
Disc 9 - The Birds:
Deleted Scene
The Original Ending
Storyboard Sequence
Tippi Hedren's Screen Test
The Birds Is Coming (Universal International Newsreel)
Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)
Production Photographs
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer
Disc 10 - Marnie:
The Trouble with Marnie
The Marnie Archives
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Disc 11 - Torn Curtain:
Torn Curtain Rising
Scenes Scored by Bernard Herrmann
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Disc 12 - Topaz:
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin