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A wonderful shocker - Hitchcock Classics Collection arrives on 4K Ultra HD - Sept. 8

Updated: Feb 13, 2021


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Universal Studios Home Entertainment will be releasing "THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK CLASSICS COLLECTION" featuring four iconic films from the acclaimed British director including Rear Window (1954), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963) in stunning 4K resolution.


Starring Hollywood favorites such as James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Tippi Hedren, Kim Novak, and Rod Taylor, this essential collection features hours of bonus features, as well as the original uncut version of Psycho for the first time ever. This collection with collectible Discbook packaging includes hours of bonus features such as documentaries, expert commentaries, interviews, screen tests, and much more!





EXTRAS:


"Rear Window" (4K disc)

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 - In 1962, filmmaker François Truffaut, aided by his translator and associate, Helen G. Scott, spent numerous hours interviewing Alfred Hitchcock for his book, Hitchcock. The audio recording of those interviews provides the soundtrack to this montage of film clips and stills, giving audiences a deeper insight into one of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces.


Masters of Cinema


Production Photographs


Theatrical Trailer


Re-release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart


Feature Commentary with John Fawell, Author of “Hitchcock's Rear Window: The Well-Made Film”

 


"Vertigo" (4K disc)

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


Hitchcock/Truffaut - In 1962, filmmaker François Truffaut, aided by his translator and associate, Helen G. Scott, spent numerous hours interviewing Alfred Hitchcock for his book, “Hitchcock.” The audio recording of those interviews provides the soundtrack to this montage of film clips and stills, giving audiences a deeper insight into one of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces.


Feature Commentary with Film Director William Friedkin


Theatrical Trailer


Restoration Theatrical Trailer


100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era

 

"Psycho" (4K disc)


Includes two versions of the film for the first time ever!

"Psycho Uncut" The extended version of the movie as seen in theaters in 1960 is exactly as intended by Alfred Hitchcock and now available with additional footage for the first time ever.


"Psycho" The most widely seen version of the movie was edited for content and subsequently used for TV broadcasts, theatrical re-releases, and home entertainment over the last 60 years.


The Making of Psycho


Psycho Sound


In The Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy


Hitchcock/Truffaut - "In 1962, filmmaker François Truffaut, aided by his translator and associate, Helen G. Scott, spent numerous hours interviewing Alfred Hitchcock for his book, “Hitchcock”. The audio recording of those interviews provides the soundtrack to this montage of film clips and stills, giving audiences a deeper insight into one of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces.


Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho


The Shower Scene: with and without Music


The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass


The Psycho Archives


Posters and Psycho Ads

Lobby Cards


Behind-the-Scenes Photographs


Production Photographs


Psycho Theatrical Trailers

Psycho Re-release Trailer


Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello, author of "Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho"


 

"The Birds" (4K disc)


The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie


All About The Birds


Tippi Hedren's Screen Test


Deleted Scene


The Original Ending


Hitchcock/Truffaut - In 1962, filmmaker François Truffaut, aided by his translator and associate, Helen G. Scott, spent numerous hours interviewing Alfred Hitchcock for his book, “Hitchcock.” Viewers can listen to excerpts from their discussion of The Birds.


The Birds is coming (Universal International Newsreel)


Suspense Story: National Press Club hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)


Theatrical Trailer


100 Years of Universal: Restoring The Classics


100 Years of Universal: The Lot



SPECS:

No info about Dolby Vision or HDR10+


"Rear Window"

Video: 1.66:1 aspect ratio

Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono; French European DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; Latin American Spanish DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono


"Vertigo"

Video: 1.85:1 aspect ratio

Audio: English DTS:X, English Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; French European DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; Latin American Spanish DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono


"Psycho"

Video: 1.85:1 aspect ratio

Audio: English DTS:X, English Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; French European DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; Latin American Spanish DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono


"The Birds"

Video: 1.85:1 aspect ratio

Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono; Brazilian Portuguese DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; French European DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; Japanese DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono; Latin American Spanish DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono





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