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Alfred Hitchcock
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Highly respected British born directed with the immediately recognizable bald head & pear shaped body, became known as “The Master Of Suspense” after directing a string of critically acclaimed thrillers such as “Dial M For Murder” (1954), “Rear Window” (1954), “To Catch A Thief” (1955), “Vertigo” (1958), “North By Northwest” (1959), “Psycho” (1960) & “The Birds” (1963). Alfred had a knack of popping up expectedly in small cameo roles in most of his films.
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Fact File
Birth Name: Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Date Of Birth: 3th Aug. 1899
Place Of Birth: Leytonstone, London, England, USA
Date Of Death:29th April 1980
Place Of Death: Los Angeles, California, USA
Nicknames: Hitch & The Master Of Suspense
Spouse:Alma Reville (1926 - 80)
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Top 10 Movies on DVD & VHS
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Vertigo [DVD](1958) DVD Considered by many to be Alfred Hitchcock's most personal film. This restored print of the suspense masterpiece stars James Stewart as an ex-cop with a fear of heights who is hired by an old friend to uncover the secret wife Kim Novak is keeping from him. What Stewart finds is a forbidden romance, a deadly plot, and an obsession that transcends the grave. With Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore; music by Bernard Herrmann. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish, French; audio commentaries; "making of" documentary; foreign censorship ending; theatrical trailers; storyboards; biographies; scene access.
Psycho [DVD](1960) DVD Hitchcock's most famous movie, the shocker that still keeps people away from showers. Janet Leigh is a woman on the run who befriends Mama's boy hotel clerk Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). What is Norman's sinister secret? Will Vera Miles find her sister? And just where is Mrs. Bates? With John Gavin, Martin Balsam. 109 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish; "making of" documentary; newsreel footage; theatrical trailers; scene access; newsreel footage; photo gallery; censored scenes.
The Birds [DVD](1963) DVD Nature runs amok in Alfred Hitchcock's chilling adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier story, as a small California coastal town finds itself under attack by gulls, crows and other fine feathered "friends." Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette star. 119 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; "making of" documentary; deleted scene; original ending; screen test; newsreel footage; theatrical trailer.
Rear Window [DVD](1954) DVD Confined to a wheelchair after breaking his leg on an assignment, photojournalist James Stewart's "hobby" of spying on his neighbors with a telephoto lens leads him and girlfriend Grace Kelly to believe that one of his subjects may be a murderer. One of Hitchcock's personal favorites, this innovative suspense classic also stars Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish; "making of" featurette; interview; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM content; scene access.
Notorious (Special Edition) [DVD](1946) DVD Superlative Hitchcock thriller of espionage, deception and thwarted love. Ingrid Bergman, daughter of a war criminal, is persuaded by U.S. agents to marry Claude Rains, head of a Nazi spy ring in Brazil...much to the distress of agent Cary Grant, who's fallen in love with her. Leopoldine Konstantin co-stars. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailers; script excerpts of deleted scenes and alternate endings; newsreel footage; isolated music track; excerpts from short story "The Song of the Dragon."
Sabotage [DVD](1936) DVD A true masterpiece of edge-of-your-seat cinema, Alfred Hitchcock's chilling tale stars Oscar Homolka as a terrorist bomber who uses his London movie theater as a cover and his young brother-in-law as an unwitting courier for his deadly packages. Based on Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent"; with Sylvia Sidney, John Loder. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.
Rebecca (Special Edition) [DVD](1940) DVD For his first American film (which later went on to win the Best Picture Oscar), Alfred Hitchcock was hired by producer David O. Selznick to adapt Daphne du Maurier's haunting novel. Joan Fontaine stars as the new wife of brooding Laurence Olivier who moves into his mansion and is forced to live in the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca. With Judith Anderson, George Sanders. 131 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; screen tests; Oscar ceremony footage; theatrical trailer; photo gallery; documentary; audio commentary; isolated music track; interviews; 1938 radio broadcast with Orson Welles; deleted scene script excerpts; more. Two-disc set.
North By Northwest (Special Edition) [DVD](1959) DVD Ad executive Cary Grant finds himself chased by criminals, framed for murder, sharing a sleeper berth with Eva Marie Saint, dusted by a crop plane and on top of Mt. Rushmore in Hitchcock's gem of thrills and mystery. With James Mason, Leo G. Carroll, Martin Landau. 135 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailers; TV spots; photo gallery; production notes; filmographies; scene access. Special edition includes a one-sheet movie poster, eight lobby cards, six photos, and a 35mm film frame.
To Catch A Thief [DVD](1955) DVD Cary Grant is John "the Cat" Robie, a suave ex-burglar whose life of ease along the French Riviera is torn asunder when a new string of robberies are committed with his trademark style. Can Grant prove his innocence, or will beautiful heiress Grace Kelly lure him back into a life of crime, in Alfred Hitchcock's seductively stylish thriller? With John Williams, Christine Auber. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurettes; photo gallery; poster gallery; theatrical trailer.
Spellbound (Special Edition) [DVD](1945) DVD The "prison of the mind" is explored in this Hitchcock classic set in a private asylum. Gregory Peck is the new head doctor who is suppressing a dark secret, and Ingrid Bergman is the psychiatrist whose love may be his only cure. Features an amazing dream sequence developed by Hitch and artist Salvador Dali. 111 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; essays; 1948 radio broadcast with Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli; interview; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; more.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Videos & DVDs - Complete List
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Click here for complete list of "Alfred Hitchcock Movies" available on VHS & DVD
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Alfred Hitchcock at Hollywood Teen Movies
The following Alfred Hitchcock movies are featured at Hollywood Teen Movies Click the movie titles below to visit the feature pages:
Dial M For Murder (1954)
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