Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, UK, 2012)

Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection
distributor	Universal (UK)
release date	12/Nov/2012
format	14 dual-layered Blu-ray discs
region encoding	Blu-ray region free
main transfer	1080P black & white and colour
database ID	9083

Overview

• Saboteur (1942) - Universal (Blu-ray)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Rope (1948) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Rear Window (1954) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• The Trouble with Harry (1955) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Vertigo (1958) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Psycho (1960) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• The Birds (1963) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Marnie (1964) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Torn Curtain (1966) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Topaz (1969) - Universal (Blu-ray, USA/UK, 2012)
• Frenzy (1972) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)
• Family Plot (1976) - Universal (Blu-ray)
• documentaries for each film

Product Links

• Amazon (UK)  - standard edition
• Amazon (UK)  - limited edition

Blu-ray Contents

taken from the press release...

• Saboteur (1942)
  • Saboteur: A Closer Look
  • Storyboards: The Statue of Liberty Sequence
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Sketches
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
  • Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock’s Favorite Film
  • Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

• Rope (1948)
  • Rope Unleashed
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

• Rear Window (1954)
  • Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary
  • A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
  • Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of The Master
  • Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts
  • Masters of Cinema
  • Feature Commentary with John Fawell, author of Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Re-Release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart
  • Blu-ray exclusives: BD Live, Pocket Blu

• The Trouble with Harry (1955)
  • The Trouble with Harry Isn’t Over
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  • The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Production Photographs
  • Trailers

• Vertigo (1958)
  • Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock’s Masterpiece
  • Partners in Crime: Hitchcock’s Collaborators
  • Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
  • Foreign Censorship Ending
  • The Vertigo Archives
  • Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, and Other Vertigo Participants
  • Feature Commentary with Director William Friedkin
  • 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Restoration Theatrical Trailer
  • BD Live, Pocket Blu (Blu-ray Exclusive)

• Psycho (1960)
  • The Making of Psycho
  • Psycho Sound
  • In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy
  • Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts
  • Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
  • The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
  • The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass
  • The Psycho Archives
  • Posters and Psycho Ads
  • Lobby Cards
  • Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Re-release Trailers
  • Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello (author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho)

• The Birds (1963)
  • Deleted Scene
  • Original Ending
  • The Birds: Hitchcock’s Monster Movie – New! (Blu-ray Exclusive)
  • All About The Birds
  • Storyboards
  • Tippi Hedren’s Screen Test
  • Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts
  • The Birds Is Coming (Universal International Newsreel)
  • Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)
  • Production Photographs
  • 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classic
  • 100 Years of Universal: The Lot
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • BD Live, Pocket Blu (Blu-ray Exclusive)

• Marnie (1964)
  • The Trouble with Marnie
  • The Marnie Archives
  • Theatrical Trailer

• Torn Curtain (1966)
  • Torn Curtain Rising
  • Scenes Scored by Bernard Herrmann
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

• Topaz (1969)
  • Alternate Endings
  • Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin
  • Storyboards: The Mendozas
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

• Frenzy (1972)
  • The Story of Frenzy
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

• Family Plot (1976)
  • Plotting Family Plot
  • Storyboards: The Chase Scene
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer

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Comments and Notes

• Unlike the US box set, the UK set does not include the Warner Brothers film "North by Northwest".
• The UK release is also available as a limited edition set (see photos below).
• Like the US set, the original shipping date has been altered to allow Universal to address issues raised by the check discs.

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