Alfred Hitchcock: The British Years Special Edition (10 Discs) £17.99
Alfred Hitchcock: The British Years - Special Edition (10 Discs)
Review
Celebrated for his suspense-packed thrillers, macabre plots and endings with a twist, Alfred Hitchcock, born in London's East End in 1899, is one of cinema's greatest auteurs. He directed over 60 films throughout his career and this unique box set contains ten of his most significant pre-war British films, from his rarely seen 1925 silent The Pleasure Garden through to landmarks such as Sabotage, The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes and Jamaica Inn. It was these films that would pave his way to success in Hollywood.
Titles Comprise:
1. The Pleasure Garden
2. The Lodger (A Story of the London Fog)
3. Downhill
4. The Man Who Knew Too Much
5. The 39 Steps
6. Secret Agent
7. Sabotage
8. Young and Innocent
9. The Lady Vanishes
10. Jamaica Inn
Special Features
Digitally restored versions of The Lodger, The 39 Steps, Sabotage, Young and Innocent, The Lady Vanishes and Jamaica Inn
Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock - unseen for forty years, Mike Scott interviews Hitchcock about his life and career
Aquarius: Alfred the Great - taken from the 1972 arts programme, this show includes candid photography of Hitchcock filming Frenzy in London
Charles Barr On... - a series of featurettes in which film historian Charles Barr introduces and analyses each of the ten films contained within this set
On Location featurettes for both Sabotage and The 39 Steps, introduced by Robert Powell
Original theatrical trailer for The Lady Vanishes
Hitchcock: The Early Years - 25 minute documentary covering Hitchcock's pre-war career
Script PDFs for The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes and Jamaica Inn
Image Galleries
Introductory booklet written by Charles Barr
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