15 ICONIC THRILLERS FROM THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE
TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU-RAY
IN CELEBRATION OF UNIVERSAL'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
ARRIVES ON OCTOBER 30TH
October is the perfect month for thrills and chills from the Master of Suspense as Universal Studios Home Entertainment releases ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE MASTERPIECE COLLECTION containing over a dozen of Hitchcock's classic films never before available on high-definition Blu-ray disc before! Fifteen of the director's greatest suspense films are accompanied by over fifteen hours of bonus features headlined by an all-new documentary on one of Hitch's most terrifying tales, THE BIRDS. Read Universal's complete press release and film-by-film bonus feature listings in this Masterpiece Collection available for a limited time only!
Fifteen of the most acclaimed films by legendary director Alfred Hitchcock come together on Blu-ray™ for the first time ever when Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection is released on October 30, 2012 for a limited time only. Digitally restored from high-quality film elements and presented in perfect high-definition picture and sound, Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection brings the Master of Suspense's best work to home audiences as it's never been seen before. This ultimate collector's set features 13 films previously unavailable on Blu-ray™, a collectible 50-page book featuring storyboards, costume sketches, correspondence, photographs, and much more.
Spanning three-and-a-half decades of the director's prolific career, Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection includes the classic thrillers PSYCHO, THE BIRDS, REAR WINDOW, VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST and many more. The films feature performances from some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Julie Andrews, Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Tippi Hedren, Eva Marie Saint, Kim Novak and Sean Connery.
One of the most influential and revered cinematic innovators of all time, Alfred Hitchcock had a profound and lasting impact on modern moviemaking. Renowned for his signature wit, thrilling plots, pioneering camerawork and original editing style, Hitchcock's masterful ability to wring every drop of suspense out of each scene is still studied and emulated by filmmakers around the world. He was nominated for five Best Director Academy Awards®, and four of his films (all of which are included in this collection) appear on AFI's prestigious "100 Years...100 Movies" list.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection is the ideal gift for film lovers, Hitchcock fans—or anyone who wants to discover for themselves what makes him the undisputed Master of Suspense.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE MASTERPIECE COLLECTION BONUS FEATURES
SABOTEUR (1942)
Bonus Features:
Saboteur: A Closer Look
Storyboards: The Statue of Liberty Sequence
Alfred Hitchcock's Sketches
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)
Bonus Features:
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
ROPE (1948)
Bonus Features:
Rope Unleashed
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
REAR WINDOW (1954)
Bonus Features:
Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary
A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of The Master
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts
Masters of Cinema
Feature Commentary with John Fawell, author of Hitchcock's Rear Window: The Well-Made Film
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Re-Release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart
Blu-ray exclusives: BD Live, Pocket Blu
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955)
Bonus Features:
The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
Bonus Features:
The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much
Production Photographs
Trailers
VERTIGO (1958)
Bonus Features:
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
Foreign Censorship Ending
The Vertigo Archives
Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and
James C. Katz, and Other Vertigo Participants
Feature Commentary with Director William Friedkin
100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
Theatrical Trailer
Restoration Theatrical Trailer
BD Live, Pocket Blu (Blu-ray Exclusive)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
Bonus Features:
Feature Commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest
Music-only audio track
Stills gallery
Theatrical trailers and TV spot
PSYCHO (1960)
Bonus Features:
The Making of Psycho
Psycho Sound
In The Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
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
Posters and Psycho Ads
Lobby Cards
Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Re-release Trailers
Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello (author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho)
THE BIRDS (1963)
Bonus Features:
Deleted Scene
Original Ending
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie - New! (Blu-ray Exclusive)
All About The Birds
Storyboards
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
100 Years of Universal: The Lot
Theatrical Trailer
BD Live, Pocket Blu (Blu-ray Exclusive)
Marnie (1964)
Bonus Features:
The Trouble with Marnie
The Marnie Archives
Theatrical Trailer
TORN CURTAIN (1966)
Bonus Features:
Torn Curtain Rising
Scenes Scored by Bernard Herrmann
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
TOPAZ (1969)
Bonus Features:
Alternate Endings
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin
