Friday, March 18, 2022

The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection: Volume Two 4K Blu-ray


Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release on 4K Blu-ray The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection: Volume Two (1942-1976). The ten-disc box set (4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray) will be available for purchase on May 10. 

Please note that each title in the box set will be available for purchase as a standalone 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray release as well.

Studio description: Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, directed some of the most exciting and memorable films in cinema history. The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection features five films from the acclaimed director's illustrious career, including Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, The Trouble with Harry, Marnie, and Family Plot in stunning 4K resolution. Starring Hollywood favorites such as Sean Connery, Tippi Hedren, Shirley MacLaine, Joseph Cotten, Robert Cummings, Norman Lloyd, Teresa Wright, Bruce Dern, and John Forsythe, this collection includes hours of bonus features and captures the artistry of one of the most innovative directors of all time.

BOX SET CONTENT:

Saboteur

Description: Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur is a riveting wartime thriller following an innocent man who suddenly finds himself in a very deadly situation. After aircraft factory worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) witnesses his plant's firebombing by a Nazi agent, he finds himself falsely accused of sabotage and killing his best friend. To clear his name, Kane begins a relentless cross-country chase that takes him from Los Angeles to Boulder Dam and New York's Radio City Music Hall. The suspense builds to a climactic finale atop the Statue of Liberty that has become one of the most iconic scenes ever filmed by the Master of Suspense.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
  • HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
  • Saboteur: A Closer Look
  • Storyboards
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Sketches
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Optional English SDH, Spanish, French, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature.
Shadow of a Doubt

Description: One of Alfred Hitchcock's most chilling films, Shadow of a Doubt, was considered a personal favorite by the director himself. After her charming Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotton) comes to visit in the sleepy town of Santa Rosa, his favorite niece and namesake, "Young Charlie" (Teresa Wright), begins to suspect him of being the infamous Merry Widow murderer. As she draws closer to the truth, a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse begins, leading to a shocking climax in this riveting psychological thriller from the Master of Suspense.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
  • HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
  • Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
  • Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Optional English SDH, Spanish, French, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature.
The Trouble with Harry

Description: Set against a picturesque New England backdrop, Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry is a dark comedy starring Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine and Jerry Mathers. The trouble with Harry is that he is dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is discovered in the woods, several of the local residents must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body. Featuring romance, humor…and several unearthings of the corpse, this quirky romp showcases a decidedly different type of story from the Master of Suspense.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
  • HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
  • The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over
  • Production Photographs
  • Trailer
  • Optional English SDH, Spanish, French, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature.
Marnie

Description: Director Alfred Hitchcock creates a spellbinding portrait of disturbed woman and the man who tries to save her in the unrelenting psychological thriller Marnie. A compulsive liar and thief, Marnie (Tippi Hedren) winds up impulsively marrying the very man (Sean Connery) she attempts to rob. When a terrible accident pushes her over the edge, her husband struggles to help her face her demons and her past as the plot races to a shattering, inescapable conclusion. Originally marketed as a "suspenseful sex mystery," this shocking story from the Master of Suspense is a mesmerizing classic.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
  • HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
  • The Trouble with Marnie
  • The Marnie Archives
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Optional English SDH, Spanish, French, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature.
Family Plot

Description: Director Alfred Hitchcock delivers a diabolically entertaining thriller in Family Plot starring Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris and William Devane. A phony psychic (Harris) and con man (Dern) are a conniving couple who plot to swindle an old lady out of her fortune by telling her they can find her long-lost nephew. In the process, their lives become intertwined with a larcenous jewel merchant (Devane) and his beautiful girlfriend (Black) who have an affinity for kidnapping. Filled with plot twists from beginning to end, the final film from the Master of Suspense is a fitting finale to his illustrious career.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
  • HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
  • Plotting Family Plot
  • Storyboards: The Chase Scene
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Optional English SDH, Spanish, French, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature

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