Fourteen films from the universally acclaimed Master of Suspense come together for the first time in one
collection. The landmark films boast three decades of Hollywood legends, including James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Anthony Perkins, Sean Connery and Doris Day.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection is the definitive anthology of gripping works by a true genius. The DVD collection, which hits shelves October 4, 2005, includes 14 films on 15 discs and includes a 36-page book. The bonus disc includes an AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock, Masters of Cinema, The Making of Psycho, and All About the Birds.
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Saboteur (4/24/42)
Groundbreaking because it was Mr. Hitchcock’s first film with an all-American cast, this wartime thriller centers on plant worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings), who is wrongfully accused of firebombing the plant in which he works. Kane then embarks on a cross-country chase to find the man he believes to be the real saboteur, the mysterious Frank Fry (Norman Lloyd). The chase, which begins in Colora do, culminates in a classic scene atop the Statue of Liberty in New York City.
Extras: Saboteur: A Closer Look; Storyboards; Alfred Hitchcock’s Sketches; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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Shadow of a Doubt (1/12/43)
A snapshot of a seemingly quiet life, Santa Rosa, California is the town the Newton family calls home. But “Young Charlie” Newton (Teresa Wright) decides it needs some enlivening and calls her uncle, also named Charlie (Joseph Cotton). But the similarities end there, as Young Charlie suspects her uncle is a serial killer on the run from the law. Uncle Charlie, meanwhile, reluctantly take matters into his own hands.
Extras: Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock’s Favorite Film; Production Drawings; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes |
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Rope (8/28/48)
Inspired by a real-life murder case, two young New York apartment dwellers (John Dall and Farley Granger) conspire to murder their friend. After going through with the slaying, the duo decides to throw a party…for the deceased’s family, friends and former schoolteacher, Rupert (James Stewart). But problems and suspicion arise when Rupert becomes suspicious of the boys’ inspiration for the strangling.
Extras: Rope Unleashed; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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Rear Window (8/1/54)
Photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries (James Stewart) breaks his leg in pursuit of an action shot. Confined to a wheelchair–and his New York apartment–he watches with great pleasure the dramas that unfold in his neighbors’ apartments. But pleasure turns to obsession when he believes one of those neighbors has murdered his wife. He enlists his girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly), to investigate, setting up one of the most gripping endings ever.
Extras: Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary; A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Re-Release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart; Production Notes
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The Trouble with Harry (10/3/55)
In a movie that introduced the world to Shirley MacLaine, Mr. Hitchcock again proves himself unafraid to take risks. He mixes a little comedy with his suspense for this offbeat thriller in which the body of a man named Harry is found–and repeatedly exposed for all to see–in the woods of a small, quiet New England town. Problem is, nearly all of the town’s inhabitants think they had something to do with the mysterious death.
Extras: The Trouble with Harry Isn’t Over; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (6/1/56)
Ben and Jo McKenna (James Stewart and Doris Day) take their son vacationing to Morocco–when heaven turns into hell. After a mysterious French spy dies in Ben’s arms, the couple’s toddler is kidnapped by assassins who believe Ben has been informed of a secret assassination set to take place in London. Ben and Jo stop at nothing to get their son back.
Extras: The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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Vertigo (5/9/58)
After a colleague plummets to his death during a chase, San Francisco police detective Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) develops a crippling fear of heights. Now retired, he watches after his old friend’s suicidal wife as a favor. But after saving her from drowning, Ferguson develops a romantic interest in her. Once engaged in her strange world, however, he finds himself going in unforeseen directions.
Extras: Obsessed with Vertigo; 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; Hitchcock’s Foreign Censorship Ending; The Vertigo Archive; Production Notes |
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Psycho (6/16/60)
Tired of her mundane existence and menial office job, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) splits town and heads out to live with her boyfriend. Road weary, she stops off at the Bates Motel run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a passive-aggressive loner with psychotic tendencies, all of which trace back to his relationship with his mother.
Extras: Theatrical Trailer; Re-Release Trailers; Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho; The Shower Scene: With and Without Music; Archives; Production Photographs; Behind-the-Scenes Photographs; The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass; Lobby Cards; Posters and Psycho Ads; Production Notes |
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The Birds (3/28/63)
Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) drives out to Bodega Bay with two lovebirds in tow in hopes of impressing and ultimately attracting Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), a man she meets at a local pet store. Melanie gets much more than she bargained for when thousands of birds flock together and descend upon the town, relentlessly terrorizing all of its residents.
Extras: Deleted Scene; The Original Ending; Storyboards; Tippi Hedren’s Screen Test; The Birds is Coming (Universal International Newsreel); Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel); Production Photgraphs; Production Notes; Theatrical Trailer |
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Marnie (7/22/64)
Marnie (Tippi Hedren) is a stone-cold thief. She’s carved a comfortable life for herself by using her looks to inspire confidence from her employers–right before she robs them. In a twist of fate, she ends up marrying her next prospective victim, Mark Rutland (Sean Connery), even though he has an inkling about her seedy lifestyle. But she is forced to face her compulsions head-on after tragedy strikes.
Extras: The Trouble with Marnie; Archives; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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Torn Curtain (7/14/66)
In this Cold War thriller, American scientist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) has traveled with his assistant/fiancée, Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews), to attend a convention. Sarah grows suspicious when Michael begins acting peculiarly, but she nonetheless follows him as he tries to defect over to East Germany. Apparently, that is.
Extras: Torn Curtain Rising; Scenes Scored by Bernard Hermann; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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Topaz (12/19/69)
Amid rumors of Russian missiles and Topaz, a NATO spy, an American CIA agent (John Forsythe) hires a French operative to further investigate. But when the agent heads down to Cuba, he is knee-deep in his own scandal, which opens up a whole new can of worms. The film is based on the best-selling spy novel of the same name.
Extras: Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin; Alternate Endings; Storyboards: The Mendozas; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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Frenzy (6/21/72)
In Mr. Hitchcock’s first-ever R-rated film, London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as “the Necktie Murderer.” Richard Blaney becomes a man on the run after his wife is murdered and he is implicated in her death. Still trying to clear his name of any wrongdoing and obtain much-needed closure in his wife’s slaying, Blaney embarks on his own frenzied quest to find his the real killer.
Extras: The Story of Frenzy; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailer; Production Notes
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Family Plot (4/9/76)
A mischievous couple (Barbara Harris and Bruce Dern) gets more than they bargained for when they are hired to find a missing heir. Meanwhile, a San Francisco couple (Karen Black and William Devine) facilitates a series of kidnappings of various VIPs. Before long, the two couples’ paths cross and chaos ensues in Mr. Hitchcock’s cinematic farewell.
Extras: Plotting Family Plot; Storyboards: The Chase Scene; Production Photographs; Theatrical Trailers; Production Notes |
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Bonus Disc: AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock; Masters of Cinema; The Making of Psycho; All About The Birds
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