Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection will collect six of the Master of Suspense’s classics on 4K Ultra HD + Digital: Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds.
Releasing on November 26 via Universal, the six-disc set is limited to 5,150. It’s housed in premium book-style packaging featuring artwork by Tristan Eaton along with photos, bios, and trivia.
In 1954’s Rear Window, “A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.”
It’s written by John Michael Hayes (To Catch a Thief), based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder.” James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr star.
Rear Window special features:
- Audio commentary by Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film author John Fawell
- Rear Window Ethics – 2000 documentary
- Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
- Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of The Master
- Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
- Masters of Cinema
- Hitchcock/Truffaut – Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Rear Window
- Production photo gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- Re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart
In 1955’s To Catch a Thief, “A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.”
It’s written by John Michael Hayes (Rear Window), based on David Dodge’s 1952 novel of the same name. Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, and John Williams star.
To Catch a Thief special features:
- Audio commentary by Hitchcock historian Dr. Drew Casper
- Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief
- Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly
In 1958’s Vertigo, “A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.”
It’s written by Alec Coppel (No Highway in the Sky) and Samuel A. Taylor (Sabrina), based on Boileau-Narcejac’s 1954 novel The Living and the Dead. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, and Henry Jones star.
Vertigo special features:
- Audio commentary by filmmaker William Friedkin (The Exorcist)
- Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock’s Masterpiece
- Partners In Crime: Hitchcock’s Collaborators
- Saul Bass: Title Champ
- Edith Head: Dressing the Master’s Movies
- Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock’s Maestro
- Alma: The Master’s Muse
- Foreign censorship ending
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
- Hitchcock/Truffaut – Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Vertigo
- Theatrical trailer
- Restoration theatrical trailer
In 1959’s North by Northwest, “A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.”
It’s written by Ernest Lehman (The Sound of Music, West Side Story). Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Jessie Royce Landis star.
North by Northwest special features:
- Audio commentary by writer Ernest Lehman
- North by Northwest: Cinematography, Score, and the Art of the Edit
- Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest
- The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style
- North by Northwest: One for the Ages
- A Guided Tour with Alfred Hitchcock
In 1960’s Psycho, “A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.”
It’s written by Joseph Stefano (The Outer Limits), based on Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel of the same name. Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, and Janet Leigh star.
Psycho special features:
- Original uncut and standard re-releases versions of the film
- The Making of Psycho
- The Making of Psycho audio commentary with Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho author Stephen Rebello
- Psycho Sound
- In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy
- Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
- The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
- The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass
- The Psycho Archives
- Hitchcock/Truffaut – Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Psycho
- Posters and ad gallery
- Lobby card gallery
- Behind-the-scenes photo gallery
- Production photo gallery
- Psycho theatrical trailers
- Psycho re-release trailer
In 1963’s The Birds, “A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.”
It’s written by Evan Hunter (High and Low), based on Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 short story of the same name. Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright star.
The Birds special features:
- The Birds: Hitchcock’s Monster Movie
- All About The Birds
- Original ending
- Deleted scene
- Tippi Hedren’s screen test
- The Birds is coming (Universal International Newsreel)
- Suspense Story: National Press Club hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)
- 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lot
- Hitchcock/Truffaut – Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Vertigo
- Theatrical trailer
Grab your copy of the Hitchcock collection through Amazon today!
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