Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection

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Overview

Alfred Hitchcock entered the 1970s with his commercial reputation virtually in tatters, a far cry from his stature at the start of the 1960s. Then, he'd been in the middle of the massively successful trio of movies, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds, and was a ubiquitous presence on television thanks to his anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents -- but the series ended, and he'd suffered three expensive box-office failures in a row, Marnie, Torn Curtain, and Topaz, in the second half of the 1960s. He ...
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Overview

Alfred Hitchcock entered the 1970s with his commercial reputation virtually in tatters, a far cry from his stature at the start of the 1960s. Then, he'd been in the middle of the massively successful trio of movies, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds, and was a ubiquitous presence on television thanks to his anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents -- but the series ended, and he'd suffered three expensive box-office failures in a row, Marnie, Torn Curtain, and Topaz, in the second half of the 1960s. He redeemed himself with Frenzy, however, which marked his return not only to England for the first time in 20 years but also to the subject matter with which he'd started his career in thrillers back in 1926 -- murder, and a hunt for a serial killer in London. As the latest female victim of the "Necktie Murderer" is found in the Thames, raped and strangled, we meet Richard Blaney Jon Finch, a bitter, belligerent ex-Royal Air Force officer who can't seem to find his way in life. He drinks too much and holds grudges too easily, and has an explosive temper, which is very near the surface as he's just lost his job. We also meet his girlfriend, a barmaid Anna Massey; his ex-wife, a professional matchmaker Barbara Leigh-Hunt; and his best friend, Covent Garden fruit seller Bob Rusk Barry Foster. Their connection to the necktie murders will be clear to us in the first 30 minutes of the movie and, not coincidentally, completely misinterpreted by the police, as Chief Inspector Oxford Alec McCowan and his men tighten a circle around the wrong man, who rapidly runs out of options and allies. The chase and suspense are classic Hitchcock, favorably recalling a dozen of his earlier movies, from The Lodger and The 39 Steps through Saboteur and Spellbound to Dial M for Murder and North by Northwest, with some new twists and the added energy afforded by the extensive use of actual London locations. There's also a good deal more sex and nudity here than Hitchcock was ever allowed to use in his earlier movies, owing to the relaxation of "decency" standards that had taken place in the years leading up to this production. The suspense derives from multiple interlocking and overlapping layers of uncertainty -- when will each of the two men, suspect and murderer, slip? And which will slip first? When and how will the police realize their mistake, and will it be in time to save the innocent man? Amid the straightforward storytelling and thriller elements, Hitchcock manages to slip in a few bravura cinematic moments, the best of them a pullback shot down a flight of stairs into a busy street as the killer invites his next victim into his home, as well as a scene aboard a truck, with a murderer desperately wrestling with a corpse hidden in a sack of potatoes. Frenzy was adapted from Arthur La Bern's novel Goodbye Picadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by mystery aficionado Anthony Shaffer, but for all of that and its decidedly modern trappings of sex and violence, it bears the indelible stylistic stamp of Alfred Hitchcock.
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Special Features

The Birds - Rated PG-13; Marnie: Rated PG; Vertigo: Rated PG; Rope: Rated PG; Rear Window: Rated PG; Psycho: Rated R; The Man Who Knew Too Much: Rated PG; Torn Curtain: Rated PG; Frenzy: Rated R; Shadow of a Doubt: Rated PG; The Trouble With Harry: Rated PG; Topaz: Rated NR; Saboteur: Rated PG; Bonus Disc: Rated NR; Family Plot: Rated PG; 14 documentaries; 9 featurettes; Commentaries; Newsreel footage; Production photos, sketches and notes; Storyboards; Theatrical trailers; Masters of Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock; AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock; All about the Birds; The making of Psycho
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse
We're not certain that each of the 14 movies compiled in this deluxe box set rates the "masterpiece" designation, but there's no arguing that the lion's share of them fall into that category. For example, Shadow of a Doubt 1942, starring Joseph Cotten as a murderer who hides from the police by staying with unsuspecting family members, has been consistently underrated. Rear Window ’54 never ceases to impress, and Hitchcock's ’56 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much, starring James Stewart and Doris Day, is even better than the director's much-praised ’34 version. Although the gimmicky Rope ’48, shot in a series of ten-minute "takes," comes off today as overly theatrical and self-satisfied, it still commands respect for the ingenuity needed to pull it off. The Trouble with Harry ’56 continues to delight lovers of black comedy, a subgenre rarely explored -- but definitely appreciated -- by this gifted filmmaker. Psycho ’60 remains the definitive Hitchcock shocker for many fans, although devotees who've studied the director's life believe that Vertigo ’58, a gripping study of obsession, is far more illustrative of Hitch's personality. And who can forget the simple, unadulterated creepiness of The Birds ’62? Terrific movies, all of them. So much so, in fact, that the relative weakness of Saboteur ’42, Marnie ’64, Torn Curtain ’66, Topaz ’69, Frenzy ’72, and Family Plot ’76 might seem more apparent due to their inclusion in this collection with the better films. Happily, the good far outweighs the middling, and the box set is tailor-made for thriller fans eager to get heavily Hitched.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/4/2005
  • UPC: 025192834622
  • Source: Universal Studios
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Digi-Pak / Includes book / Mixed Media Set
  • Time: 14:00:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 12,451

Cast & Crew

Technical Credits
Alfred Hitchcock Director
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 1 - Saboteur
1. Main Titles [1:29]
2. The Factory Fire [6:38]
3. Prime Suspect [3:48]
4. A Wanted Man [4:59]
5. Mr. Tobin [8:27]
6. The Fugitive [2:51]
7. Mr. Martin's Guest [4:47]
8. Patricia [3:42]
9. Pat's Prisoner [4:11]
10. The Circus Troupe [11:15]
11. Soda City [8:43]
12. Heading for New York [4:00]
13. Unwelcome Surprises [3:44]
14. The Party Crashers [3:18]
15. To Stop a Traitor [12:38]
16. Fry on the Run [9:34]
17. The Statue of Liberty [4:06]
18. End Titles [10:07]
Disc #2 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 2 - Shadow of a Doubt
1. Main Titles [1:35]
2. Mr. Spencer's Friends [5:35]
3. One Man's Family [9:38]
4. Uncle Charlie [4:11]
5. Gifts [5:02]
6. That Tune... [4:07]
7. The Newspaper [4:30]
8. Man of the Moment [5:17]
9. 40,000 Dollars [3:27]
10. The Questionnaire Men [8:30]
11. A Detective [4:20]
12. The Need to Know [6:21]
13. The Real Uncle Charlie [7:35]
14. Fair Warning [8:31]
15. "Accidents" [11:10]
16. The Last Waltz [13:03]
17. A Hateful World [2:58]
18. End Titles [1:27]
Disc #3 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 3 - Rope
1. Main Titles [1:58]
2. The Perfect Murder [7:29]
3. A Masterpiece [2:14]
4. The Rope [1:54]
5. Mrs. Wilson [3:36]
6. The Fun Begins [6:19]
7. The Kentleys [3:36]
8. Phillip's Hands [1:06]
9. Rupert [4:55]
10. The Chicken Strangler [1:11]
11. Murder Is an Art [5:34]
12. Kenneth & Janet [4:25]
13. A Peculiar Party [2:16]
14. Rupert's Suspicion [5:14]
15. The Party's Over [7:50]
16. Cat & Mouse [3:31]
17. Rupert's Justice [10:01]
18. End Titles [6:48]
Disc #4 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 4 - Rear Window
1. Main Titles [1:34]
2. The Plaster Cocoon [6:52]
3. Stella's Advice [7:08]
4. Lisa [5:47]
5. Meet the Neighbors [5:47]
6. Mismatched Lives [4:47]
7. All Through the Night [4:37]
8. The Watcher [6:26]
9. Something's Wrong [10:34]
10. Doyle Investigates [7:11]
11. Eye on Thorwald [11:32]
12. There's No Case [6:20]
13. Rear Window Ethics [6:20]
14. Message to a Murderer [8:04]
15. Lisa's Risk [4:14]
16. Killer in the Dark [7:29]
17. A Few Changes [5:39]
18. Restoration Credits [1:50]
Disc #5 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 5 - The Birds
1. Main Titles [1:46]
2. At the Pet Store [7:49]
3. The Love Birds [10:29]
4. Bodega Bay [9:28]
5. Meeting Mrs. Brenner [2:40]
6. The Chickens Won't Eat [8:43]
7. At Annie's House [6:48]
8. Cathy's Party [6:11]
9. Dinner [4:50]
10. Dan Fawcett's Farm [6:08]
11. The School [3:15]
12. At the Restaurant [7:32]
13. The Gas Station [8:37]
14. The Phone Booth [1:52]
15. Laying Blame [1:42]
16. Where's Cathy? [1:40]
17. Under Seige [4:12]
18. Upstairs [11:18]
19. Evicted [6:01]
20. The Only Way Out [5:02]
Disc #6 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 6 - Marnie
1. Main Titles [1:59]
2. The Mystery Brunette [6:48]
3. Mama [10:03]
4. The New Payroll Clerk [7:05]
5. A Drop of Red [2:51]
6. Instinctual Behavior [6:04]
7. The Race Track [5:03]
8. The Rutlands [3:57]
9. A Robbery at Rutland's [5:02]
10. The "Real" Marnie [11:33]
11. The New Mrs. Rutland [7:11]
12. If You Touch Me... [11:46]
13. Beneath the Facade [11:13]
14. That Dream [6:53]
15. A Face From the Past [:00]
16. The Death of a Friend [7:23]
17. Take the Money [4:48]
18. A Visit With Mama [6:02]
19. Remember, Marnie... [3:14]
20. Marnie's Choice [10:07]
Disc #7 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 7 - Torn Curtain
1. Main Titles [5:33]
2. The Radiogram [5:51]
3. Michael's Book [4:10]
4. A Change of Plan [5:21]
5. The Defector [16:01]
6. Tailed [3:49]
7. Pi [3:53]
8. A Hard Man to Kill [10:26]
9. Sarah's Decision [3:51]
10. Koska [4:09]
11. Under Suspicion [7:14]
12. Counterfeit Traitor [10:16]
13. Lindt's Secrets [1:22]
14. A Bus to Berlin [7:44]
15. The Countess [12:23]
16. The Ballet Ruse [13:11]
17. Welcome to Sweden [7:20]
18. End Titles [4:31]
Disc #8 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 8 - Topaz
1. Main Titles [2:11]
2. The Defectors [15:42]
3. Intelligence Concerns [4:55]
4. Dinner With Devereaux [7:36]
5. The Facts About Cuba [3:08]
6. Andre's Assignment [5:37]
7. The Man From Martinique [21:21]
8. The Cuban Operative [10:34]
9. Things Fall Apart [17:32]
10. Fate of a Traitor [1:59]
11. Topaz [11:58]
12. Traitors in Our Midst [8:31]
13. The Devereaux Problem [4:33]
14. Jarre's Interview [5:53]
15. The Body in the Courtyard [8:57]
16. Nicole's Secret [1:54]
17. The Last of Topaz [4:54]
18. Crisis Averted (Titles) [4:05]
Disc #9 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 9 - The Trouble With Harry
1. Main Titles [1:52]
2. Hunting [3:23]
3. Harry [8:50]
4. Mr. Marlowe [6:40]
5. Miss Gravely [3:32]
6. A Portrait [13:40]
7. The Truth About Harry [5:13]
8. Coffee and Muffins [4:06]
9. A Burial Place [6:58]
10. Whodunit? [2:29]
11. The Old Salt's Home [:33]
12. No Rest for Harry [5:31]
13. Art Sale [7:08]
14. Harry's Shoes [4:24]
15. A Reason for Murder [6:53]
16. Calvin Wiggs [5:03]
17. The Doctor's Diagnosis [8:16]
18. Repeat Performance [2:36]
Disc #10 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 10 - The Man Who Knew Too Much
1. Main Titles [2:49]
2. The Bus to Marrakech [9:24]
3. Bernard's Business [5:06]
4. The Draytons [7:48]
5. Murder at the Market [7:44]
6. The Interrogation [9:43]
7. The Awful Truth [6:44]
8. London [10:45]
9. Ambrose Chappell [6:45]
10. It's a Place! [3:14]
11. Conspirators [5:18]
12. Confrontation [5:11]
13. An Empty Chapel [3:28]
14. Albert Hall [5:08]
15. A Crash of Cymbals [8:20]
16. Remove the Child [5:58]
17. Mother's Song [6:08]
18. One Last Stroll [6:53]
Disc #11 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 11 - Vertigo
1. Main Titles [3:22]
2. The Fallen Cop [1:36]
3. Johnny-O and Midge [6:19]
4. A Favor for a Friend [5:32]
5. Elster's Wife [5:19]
6. Among the Dead [3:28]
7. A Portrait of Carlotta [2:03]
8. The McKittrick Hotel [6:06]
9. Beautiful Carlotta, Sad Carlotta [4:26]
10. Carlotta's Blood [1:58]
11. To the Golden Gate [2:38]
12. Into the Bay [:59]
13. Scottie's Guest [9:11]
14. Two Wanderers [5:17]
15. The Sequoias [3:39]
16. The Fragments of the Mirror [3:26]
17. The Desperate Urge [3:03]
18. Madeleine's Dream [3:54]
19. It's All Real... [3:29]
20. The Tower [2:16]
21. Things Left Undone [2:01]
22. Nightmares [3:30]
23. Melancholia [1:37]
24. Ghosts [3:36]
25. The Woman at the Empire Hotel [2:35]
26. The Living and the Dead [6:27]
27. Because I Remind You of Her... [4:15]
28. The Gentleman Knows What He Wants [3:06]
29. There's Something in You... [3:46]
30. The Transformation [2:50]
31. The Necklace [5:24]
32. Back Into the Past [1:58]
33. My Second Chance [2:36]
34. There's No Bringing Her Back [3:52]
35. Restoration Credits [2:16]
1. A Masterpiece Almost Lost [2:20]
2. Development and Restoration [5:46]
3. Casting and Vistavision [2:22]
4. Shooting Begins September, 1957 [1:53]
5. The Stars; Locations at San Juan Bautista [3:38]
6. Costumes By Edith Head [1:47]
7. Production Design [1:12]
8. The "Vertigo" Effect [1:01]
9. Music and Titles [1:32]
10. "Vertigo" Fully Restored [6:37]
11. End Title Credits [1:05]
12. Original Theatrical Trailer [2:31]
13. Restoration Theatrical Trailer [1:24]
Disc #12 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 12 - Psycho
1. Main Titles [2:18]
2. The Stolen Hours [4:39]
3. Forty Thousand Dollars [4:06]
4. The Stolen Money [2:53]
5. A Woman on the Run [3:53]
6. The High-Pressure Customer [8:38]
7. The Bates Motel [8:17]
8. Dinner With Norman [3:44]
9. Mother's Problem [8:02]
10. The Shower [2:53]
11. Cleaning Up After Mother [8:32]
12. The Swamp [:36]
13. Let's Talk About Marion [1:33]
14. The Path to Marion Crane [3:44]
15. The Stammering Suspect [2:30]
16. Back to the Bates Hotel [5:53]
17. Death and the Detective [4:06]
18. Looking for Arbogast [1:08]
19. The Dead of Night [2:36]
20. The Late Mrs. Bates [3:18]
21. Mr. and Mrs. Loomis [3:17]
22. Cabin One [5:12]
23. Looking for Mrs. Bates [3:02]
24. Mother [5:41]
25. The Other Half [1:05]
26. I Wouldn't Hurt a Fly... [5:20]
Disc #13 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 13 - Frenzy
1. Main Titles [1:59]
2. Another Necktie Murder [2:26]
3. Given the Push [12:15]
4. The Ex [8:49]
5. His Type of Woman [10:07]
6. It Was Blaney... [5:40]
7. Suddenly Rich [4:09]
8. The Murderer Upstairs [6:28]
9. The Porters [11:05]
10. Bob Helps Out [7:37]
11. Bagging Babs [3:55]
12. My Only Alibi [9:45]
13. Bob's Duty [4:13]
14. Guilty [5:01]
15. Under Suspicion [2:42]
16. Blaney's Escape [10:20]
17. Caught Without a Tie [4:39]
18. End Titles [3:42]
Disc #14 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 14 - Family Plot
1. The Rainbirds' Secret [10:00]
2. Blanche & George [4:02]
3. The Silent Blonde [5:53]
4. The Kidnapping Couple [10:24]
5. The Chauffeur's Daughter [3:13]
6. Grave Matters [7:53]
7. Where's Eddie? [4:58]
8. Mr. Adamson [10:55]
9. A Marvelous Clue [3:37]
10. Taking the Bishop [6:06]
11. Maloney's Deal [7:17]
12. No Brakes [10:15]
13. Blanche Takes Over [4:26]
14. The Unwelcome Guest [8:27]
15. Looking for Blanche [7:45]
16. Adamson at Bay [8:24]
17. A Real Psychic [3:02]
18. End Titles [2:15]
Disc #15 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 15 - Bonus Features
1. Introduction [1:31]
2. The Novel and the True Story [3:19]
3. The Screenwriter of "Psycho" [7:37]
4. A Low-Budget Film [1:38]
5. Casting [10:34]
6. Production Begins [2:57]
7. Hitchcock's Cameo [2:32]
8. Production Stories [5:17]
9. Working With Tony Perkins [2:52]
10. Hitchcockian Themes [3:20]
11. Breaking Taboos [3:09]
12. The Shower Scene [13:43]
13. After the Murder [1:35]
14. The Murder of Arbogast [3:32]
15. Working With Hitchcock [3:11]
16. Meeting Mother [4:03]
17. Psychoanalysis [3:02]
18. The Score [4:52]
19. Finishing the Film [:47]
20. Censorship [1:51]
21. Before the Release [1:58]
22. Don't Miss the Beginning [2:35]
23. Making the Trailer [2:06]
24. The Reviews [1:21]
25. It's All for the Audience [2:48]
26. End Credits [1:46]
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Disc #1 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 1 - Saboteur
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Saboteur: A Closer Look
      Storyboards
      Alfred Hitchcock's Sketches
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #2 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 2 - Shadow of a Doubt
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
      Production Drawings By Art Director Robert Boyle
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Español
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #3 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 3 - Rope
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Rope Unleashed
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Español
      Spoken Language: Français
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #4 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 4 - Rear Window
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary
      Featurette: A Conversation With Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
      Production Photographs
      Production Notes
      Re-Release Trailer Narrated By James Stewart
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Français
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #5 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 5 - The Birds
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      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
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Français
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #6 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 6 - Marnie
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      The Trouble With Marnie
      The Marnie Archives
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Français
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #7 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 7 - Torn Curtain
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Torn Curtain Rising
      Scenes Scored By Bernard Herrmann
         Play
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Français
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #8 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 8 - Topaz
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Topaz: An Appreciation By Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin
      Alternate Endings
         The Duel
         The Airport
         The Suicide
      Storyboards: The Mendozas
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #9 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 9 - The Trouble With Harry
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      The Trouble With Harry Isn't Over
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Español
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #10 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 10 - The Man Who Knew Too Much
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much
      Production Photographs
      Trailers
         Theatrical Trailer
         Re-Release Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
      Spoken Language: Français
      Subtitles: English SDH*
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
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Disc #11 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 11 - Vertigo
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Obsessed With Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
         Chapter List
         Languages
            Spoken Language: English
            Subtitles: English SDH*
            Subtitles: Français
            Subtitles: Español
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      Feature Commentary With Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz and Other Vertigo Participants
      Production Notes
      Theatrical Trailers
      Foreign Censorship Ending
      The Vertigo Archives
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      Spoken Language: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
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Disc #12 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 12 - Psycho
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      Production Notes
      Theatrical Trailer
      Re-Release Trailers
      Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
      The Shower Scene
      The Psycho Archives
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Disc #13 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 13 - Frenzy
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      The Story of Frenzy
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailer
      Production Notes
   Languages
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Disc #14 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 14 - Family Plot
   Chapter List
   Bonus Materials
      Plotting Family Plot
      Storyboards: The Chase Scene
      Production Photographs
      Theatrical Trailers
      Production Notes
   Languages
      Spoken Language: English
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Disc #15 -- The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Disc 15 - Bonus Features
   AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock
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   Masters of Cinema
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   All About the Birds
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   The Making of Psycho
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Hitchcock's Masterpiece...well Universal's anyways

    I would just like to clarify a comment made by another reviewer who wrote: "How dissappointing that "Notorious", "North by Northwest" and especially "Rebecca" aren't included in this so-called "Masterpiece" set." Well...this set is released by Universal Pictures which did not produce any of those films. "North By Northwest" and "Strangers On A Train" (as yet another reviewer listed) were released by Warner Bros., while "Rebecca" was released by United Artists and "Notorious" by RKO. Criterion had released worthy editions of "Rebecca" and "Notorious" as well as another rare Hitchcock gem "Spellbound". I just felt that the "disappointing" rating given was unnecessary. Even the "film student" got these wrong as well.

    6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Nice Lineup

    What a list of great films. Ok, lets see: The Birds, Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, Shadow of a Doubt, The Man who Knew Too Much, and all together? That's fantastic news! As with any collection of this sort, there are some obvious omissions: Rebbeca, Notorious, North by Northwest are some things you should probably pick up in addition to this nice set. Really, you won't regret it. All three of Hitchcock's films starring Jimmy Stewart are found here (and all three of them are fantastic) That said, there are some films that are less popular here. Although many of these are still great films, they probably aren't what you would expect from Hitchcock. The Family Plot and The Trouble with Harry are some of the rare comedies. Harry is a fun british "what do we do with the body scenario." Marnie is a drama that is put together like The Birds, only without any birds. It involves delving into the title character's psyche quite a bit, and mostly without supernatural help. It goes well with Sean Connery at the helm. While these are not the normal Hichcock bunch, they are still good films (much better than the usual filler these kinds of collections get- you normally see ones that don't even look like hitchcock)

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    You are in for a Good Evening.

    Nicely done with most of what you need to be a Hitchcock fanatic.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Hitchcock is one of a kind.

    It was great revisiting these classics.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Overlooked again.

    How dissappointing that "Notorious", "North by Northwest" and especially "Rebecca" aren't included in this so-called "Masterpiece" set. Let me just mention here that "Rebecca" was his ONLY film that won an Oscar for Best Picture. That is his most over-looked film, and it really is a shame.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Great-Looking Set

    I have waited for a long time regarding an Alfred Hitchcock collection that would bring together his best films. It seems that it has finally arrived. Despite a few ommissions ("Strangers on a Train", "North By Northwest", and "Notorious") this set contains some of his best-known works ("Psycho", "The Birds", "Vertigo") that make its hefty price tag worth it. I'll be there for this one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The Ultimate Box-Set!

    What a line-up! Did somebody use the term "Masterpiece"? How did "Torn Curtain" and "Topaz" get in there? (Forget I said that!) Saboteur Shadow Of A Doubt Rope Rear Window The Trouble With Harry The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Vertigo Psycho The Birds Marnie Torn Curtain Topaz Frenzy Family Plot + Bonus Disc What can I do? I own most of the titles already. I still feel a disloyalty to Sir Alfie if I don't get it. I felt the same way about "The Audrey Hepburn Collection". Oh, what the heck! I might as well buy it. They're all getting "facelifts" to boot! How can I have original one-sheet posters of "Psycho", "Vertigo" and "Rear Window" hung up in my house if I turn down the chance to own that BONUS DISC? I don't drink or smoke, so I'll reward myself (just this once!) Now you Hitch lovers have no excuse not to join me. It's only well-invested money. You can always give your duplicate DVDs to grateful friends. Maybe they'll reciprocate and treat you to dinner and a movie! [filmfactsman]

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