La Collection Alfred Hitchcock - Universal (France, 2007)

La Collection Alfred Hitchcock - L'intégrale des années Universal, édition limitée

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DVD Contents - Overview

14 DVD box set containing 17 films, with the US films (from 1940 onwards) contain documentaries and other extras. The majority of the DVDs were previously released individually. The set in not a complete collection of the French Universal DVDs.

• Downhill (1927)
• Juno and the Paycock (1930) - aka "Junon et le Paon"
• Mary (1931)
• Waltzes from Vienna (1934) - aka "Le Chant du Danube"
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) — aka "L'Homme qui en Savait Trop"
• Jamaica Inn (1939) - aka "La Taverne de la Jamaique"
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - aka "L'Ombre d'un Doute"
• Rope (1948) - aka "La Corde"
• Under Capricorn (1949) - aka "Les Amants du Capricorne"
• Rear Window (1954) - aka "Fenêtres Sur Cour"
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - aka "L'Homme qui en Savait Trop"
• Vertigo (1958) - aka "Sueurs Friodes"
• Psycho (1960) - aka "Psychose"
• The Birds (1963) - aka "Les Oiseaux"
• Marnie (1964) - aka "Pas de Printemps pour Marnie"
• Torn Curtain (1966) - aka "Le Rideau Déchiré"
• Frenzy (1972)

DVD Information

• released by Universal in 2007 (France)
• region encoding: region 2
• format: 14 DVDs
• release date: 16/Oct/2007
• UPC/EAN: 5050582518825
• catalogue: EDV 764 / 825 188-2
• main transfer: PAL
• database ID: 9068

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• Downhill (1927)
  • length: 82 minutes [01:22:03]
  • audio: silent with stereo (DD2.0) piano soundtrack by Christophe Henrotte
  • intertitles: English
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.73 Mb/sec

• Juno and the Paycock (1930) - French title: "Junon et le Paon"
  • length: 94½ minutes (01:34:21)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.61 Mb/sec

• Mary (1931)
  • length: 79 minutes (01:18:57)
  • audio: German mono
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.15 Mb/sec

• Waltzes from Vienna (1934) - French title: "Le Chant du Danube"
  • length: 77 minutes [01:16:42]
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0) and French mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 6.58 Mb/sec

• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - French title: "L'Homme qui en Savait Trop"
  • length: 82 minutes (01:12:09)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 6.23 Mb/sec

• Jamaica Inn (1939) - French title: "La Taverne de la Jamaique"
  • length: 95 minutes (01:34:45)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.15 Mb/sec

• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - French title: "L'Ombre d'un Doute"
  • length: 103 minutes (01:43:16)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Spanish mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 7.21 Mb/sec

• "Beyond Doubt - The Making of Hitchcock's Favourite Film" documentary - view full details
  • length: 35 minutes (00:34:44)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.64 Mb/sec

• Rope (1948) - French title: "La Corde"
  • length: 77 minutes (01:17:24)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Spanish mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 6.95 Mb/sec

• "Rope Unleashed" documentary - view full details
  • length: 32 minutes (00:32:26)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.92 Mb/sec

• Under Capricorn (1949) - French title: "Les Amants du Capricorne"
  • length: 112 minutes (01:52:04)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 6.98 Mb/sec

• "Hitchcock par Chabrol"
  • interview with Claude Chabrol
  • length: 30 minutes (00:29:52)
  • audio: French (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 6.24 Mb/sec

• Rear Window (1954) - French title: "Fenêtres Sur Cour"
  • length: 109 minutes (01:49:24)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Spanish mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.66:1 (anamorphic)
  • bitrate: 5.59 Mb/sec

• "Rear Window Ethics: Remembering & Restoring a Hitchcock Classic" documentary - view full details
  • length: 55 minutes (00:55:08)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.38 Mb/sec

• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - French title: "L'Homme qui en Savait Trop"
  • length: 115 minutes (01:54:48)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Spanish mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
  • bitrate: 6.53 Mb/sec

• "The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much" documentary - view full details
  • length: 34 minutes (00:34:16)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.52 Mb/sec

• Vertigo (1958) - French title: "Sueurs Friodes"
  • length: 124 minutes (02:04:08)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0), French mono (DD1.0), and German mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: French, English, German, Hebrew, and Arabic
  • ratio: 1.85:1
  • bitrate: 6.91 Mb/sec

• Vertigo (1958) - feature length commentary track
  • featuring restoration team Robert A Harris and James C Katz, Herbert Coleman and others
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: French, English, and German

• Obsessed with Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece - view full details
  • length 29 minutes (00:29:17)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: French, English, and German
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Psycho (1960) - French title: "Psychose"
  • length: 108 minutes (01:48:16)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0), French mono (DD1.0), and German mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: French, English, German, Hebrew, and Arabic
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (letterboxed widescreen)
  • bitrate: 4.69 Mb/sec

• The Making of Psycho - view full details
  • length 94 minutes (01:34:09)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: French, English, and German
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.82 Mb/sec

• The Birds (1963) - French title: "Les Oiseaux"
  • length: 115 minutes (01:54:32)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Spanish mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1 (pan & scan)
  • bitrate: 5.10 Mb/sec

• "All About The Birds" documentary - view full details
  • length: 80 minutes (01:19:51)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.10 Mb/sec

• Marnie (1964) - French title: "Pas de Printemps pour Marnie"
  • length: 124 minutes (02:04:04)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0), and German mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, German, and Italian
  • ratio: 1.33:1 (pan & scan)
  • bitrate: 5.59 Mb/sec

• "The Trouble with Marnie" documentary - view full details
  • length: 58 minutes (00:58:24)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, German, and Italian
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.37 Mb/sec

• Torn Curtain (1966) - French title: "Le Rideau Déchiré"
  • length: 122 minutes (02:02:24)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Spanish mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.52 Mb/sec

• "Torn Curtain Rising" documentary - view full details
  • length: 32 minutes (00:32:24)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.52 Mb/sec

• Frenzy (1972)
  • length: 111 minutes (01:51:00)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0), French mono (DD2.0), Spanish mono (DD2.0), Italian mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
  • bitrate: 5.17 Mb/sec

• "The Story of Frenzy" documentary - view full details
  • length: 44 minutes (00:44:44)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 4.38 Mb/sec

• "Hitchcock par Chabrol"
  • interview with Claude Chabrol
  • length: 30 minutes (00:29:52)
  • audio: French (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 6.24 Mb/sec

Booklet/Insert

• Despite claims on many of the individual DVD packages, no booklets are included.

Comments and Notes

• The packaging contains incorrect information about audio languages and subtitles, and no booklets are included.
• The following extras also appear:
  • Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - trailer, production drawings, and art gallery
  • Rope (1948) - art gallery and trailers
  • Rear Window (1954) - trailers, short featurette, and art gallery
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - trailers and art gallery
  • Vertigo (1958) - trailers
  • Psycho (1960) - shower scene without music, newsreel footage, trailers, production drawings and photographs
  • The Birds (1963) - trailer, production photographs, screen test, news reels, storyboards
  • Marnie (1964) - trailer and production photographs
  • Torn Curtain (1966) - trailer, art gallery, and scenes with Bernard Herrmann's original score
  • Frenzy (1972) - trailer and art gallery

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