Alfred Hitchcock : the essentials collection : Rear window ; Vertigo ; North by northwest ; Psycho ; The birds
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Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2013].
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2013].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
5 blu-ray discs (609 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025192180583

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Vertigo: "[A] dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder involving an acrophobic detective and a mysterious blonde"--Set container.
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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.
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Psycho: "[An] unsuspecting visitor to the Bates Motel ... falls prey to one of cinema's nost notorious psychopaths, Norman Bates"--Set container.
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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.
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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hitchcock, A., Hayes, J. M., Stewart, J., Grace, P. o. M., Corey, W., Ritter, T., Burr, R., Coppel, A., Taylor, S., Novak, K., Bel Geddes, B., Helmore, T., Jones, H., Lehman, E., Grant, C., Saint, E. M., Mason, J., Landau, M., Landis, J. R., Stefano, J., Perkins, A., Miles, V., Gavin, J., Balsam, M., McIntire, J., Leigh, J., Hunter, E., Taylor, R., Tandy, J., Pleshette, S., Hedren, T., Cartwright, V., Waxman, F., Herrmann, B., Woolrich, C., Boileau-Narcejac., Bloch, R., & Du Maurier, D. (2013). Alfred Hitchcock: the essentials collection : Rear window ; Vertigo ; North by northwest ; Psycho ; The birds (Blu-ray edition.). Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alfred Hitchcock et al.. 2013. Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection : Rear Window ; Vertigo ; North By Northwest ; Psycho ; The Birds. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alfred Hitchcock et al.. Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection : Rear Window ; Vertigo ; North By Northwest ; Psycho ; The Birds Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hitchcock, Alfred, et al. Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection : Rear Window ; Vertigo ; North By Northwest ; Psycho ; The Birds Blu-ray edition., Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2013.

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