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Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Back for Christmas

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"Back for Christmas" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 04/Mar/1956 as part of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

The story was later refilmed for Roald Dahl's UK TV series "Tales of the Unexpected".

Synopsis

Herbert and Hermione Carpenter plan to leave England for a stay in America. Herbert secretly plans to stay there, while Hermione wants to return to England for Chrismas. Before leaving, Herbert kills his wife and buries her in the basement. He then goes to America. There, he receives a letter from England addressed to his wife about her Christmas gift to her husband: a wine cellar. Unfortunately, the construction requires an excavation of the Carpenters' basement. (TV.com)

Hitch20

Hitch20 is web series exploring the film techniques of the twenty TV episodes Alfred Hitchcock directed.

DVD Releases

The following official DVD releases contain this episode:

9080.gif Alfred Hitchcock Präsentiert: Teil 2 - Koch Media Home Entertainment (Germany, 2009)
PAL 1.33:1
9050.gif Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One - Universal (UK, 2005)
Amazon (UK)
PAL 1.33:1
9052.gif Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One - Universal (USA, 2005)
Amazon (USA)
NTSC 1.33:1
6307.gif Alfred Hitchcock Présente: La Série TV, Les Épisodes en VOST - Universal (France, 2006)
Amazon (France)
PAL 1.33:1
6301.gif Alfred Hitchcock Presents: volume 1 - Universal (USA, 1999)
NTSC 1.33:1

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