Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2013].
Edition
Limited ed., widescreen [ed.].
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (609 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
General Note
Title from set container; information for North by northwest disc from container, only feature film with English language soundtrack and special features onscreen menu accessible.
General Note
Five Blu-ray disc set includes five of Alfred Hitchcock's iconic films, each accompanied by a selection of bonus features: Rear window (115 min.), released in 1954; Vertigo (129 min.), released in 1958; North by northwest (136 min.), released in 1959; Psycho (109 min.), released in 1960; and, The birds (120 min.), released in 1963.
General Note
Rear window: Based on the short story by Cornell Woolrich.
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Vertigo: Based upon the novel "D'entre les morts" by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.
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Psycho: Based on the novel by Robert Bloch.
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The birds: Based on a story by Daphne Du Maurier.
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Bonus features (Rear window): "Rear window ethics : an original documentary" featurette; "A conversation with screenwriter John Michael Hayes" featurette; "Pure cinema: through the eyes of the master" featurette; "Breaking barriers: the sound of Hitchcock" featurette; Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpts; "Masters of cinema" featurette; optional feature commentary with John Fawell; Production photographs; Theatrical trailer; Re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart.
General Note
Bonus features (Vertigo): "Obsessed with Vertigo: new life for Hitchcock's masterpiece" featurette; "Partners in crime: Hitchcock's collaborators" featurette; Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpts; Foreign censorship ending; The Vertigo archives; optional feature commentary with director William Friedkin; "100 years of Universal: the Lew Wasserman era" featurette; Theatrical trailers.
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Bonus features (North by northwest): "Destination Hitchcock: the making of North by northwest" featurette; "North by northwest: one for the ages" featurette; "The master's touch: Hitchcock's signature style" featurette; "Cary Grant: a class apart" featurette; optional feature commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman; stills and trailer galleries.
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Bonus features (Psycho): "The making of Psycho" featurette; "Psycho sound" featurette; "In the master's shadow: Hitchcock's legacy" featurette; 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; optional feature commentary with Stephen Rebello; Lobby cards; Behind-the-scenes photographs; Production photographs; trailers, posters and Psycho ads.
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Bonus features (The birds): A deleted scene; the original ending; "The birds: Hitchcock's monster movie" featurette; "All about The birds" featurette; Storyboard sequence; 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 classics" featurette; "100 years of Universal: the lot" featurette; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Rear window: Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music score, Franz Waxman.
Creation/Production Credits
Vertigo: Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann.
Creation/Production Credits
North by northwest: Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music by Bernard Herrmann.
Creation/Production Credits
Psycho: Director of photography, John L. Russell ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann.
Creation/Production Credits
The birds: Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini.
Participants/Performers
Rear window: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr.
Participants/Performers
Vertigo: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones.
Participants/Performers
North by northwest: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau, Jesse Royce Landis.
Participants/Performers
Psycho: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Janet Leigh.
Participants/Performers
The birds: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright.
Description
Rear window: "A photographer ... becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors and discovers a possible murder"--Set container.
Description
Vertigo: "[A] dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder involving an acrophobic detective and a mysterious blonde"--Set container.
Description
North by northwest: "[An] adman ... gets plunged into a realm of spy and counterspy and is abducted, framed for murder, chased and crop-dusted"--Set container.
Description
Psycho: "[An] unsuspecting visitor to the Bates Motel ... falls prey to one of cinema's nost notorious psychopaths, Norman Bates"--Set container.
Description
The birds: "[A] tale of nature gone berserk, when thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks"--Set container.
System Details
Rear window: Blu-ray; 1080p High-Definition, widescreen (1.66:1) aspect ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono, DTS digital surround 2.0 mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
System Details
Vertigo: Blu-ray; 1080p High-Defintion, widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS digital surround 2.0; requires Blu-ray player.
System Details
North by northwest: Blu-ray; 1080p High-Definition, widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, mono. 1.0; requires Blu-ray player.
System Details
Psycho: Blu-ray; 1080p High-Definition, widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS digital surround 2.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player.
System Details
The birds: Blu-ray; 1080p High-Definition widescreen (1.85:1) aspec ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono., DTS digital surround 2.0 mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Rear window: English, French or Spanish, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
Vertigo: English, French or Spanish, with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
North by northwest: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue, with optional subtitles in Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
Psycho: English or French dialogue, with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
The birds: English, French or Spanish dialogue, with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optionally subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.