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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
Rear window / Universal ; a Paramount release ; Patron, Inc. ; screenplay by John Michael Hayes ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock -- Vertigo / Universal ; a Paramount release ; screenplay by Alec Coppel & Samuel Taylor ; associate producer, Herbert Coleman ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock -- North by northwest / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; written by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock -- Psycho / Universal ; a Paramount release ; screenplay by Joseph Stefano ; Shamley Productions, Inc. ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock -- The birds / Universal Pictures ; Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by Evan Hunter ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Rear window: "A photographer ... becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors and discovers a possible murder"--Set container
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
Vertigo: "[A] dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder involving an acrophobic detective and a mysterious blonde"--Set container
Rear window: Based on the short story by Cornell Woolrich
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
Vertigo: Based upon the novel "D'entre les morts" by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
Psycho: "[An] unsuspecting visitor to the Bates Motel ... falls prey to one of cinema's nost notorious psychopaths, Norman Bates"--Set container
Psycho: Based on the novel by Robert Bloch
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
The birds: Based on a story by Daphne Du Maurier
Rear window disc bonus features include "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
Vertigo disc bonus features include "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
North By Northwest disc bonus features include "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
Psycho disc bonus features include "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
The birds disc bonus features includes 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
Rear window: Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music score, Franz Waxman
Vertigo: Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann
Psycho: Director of photography, John L. Russell ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann
The birds: Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini
Rear window: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr
Vertigo: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones
North by northwest: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau, Jesse Royce Landis
Psycho: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Janet Leigh
The birds: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright
Rear window: MPAA rating: PG
Vertigo: MPAA rating: PG
North by northwest: Not rated
Psycho: MPAA rating: R
The birds: MPAA rating: PG-13
Rear window: Blu-ray, color; 1080p High-Definition widescreen 1.66:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (English), DTS digital surround 2.0 mono (French, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player
Vertigo: Blu-ray, color; 1080p High-Defintion widescreen 1.85:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DTS digital surround 2.0 (English, French, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player
North by northwest: Blu-ray, color; 1080p High-Definition widescreen 1.78:1; Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround (English), Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English), mono 1.0 (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player
Psycho: Blu-ray, black and white; 1080p High-Definition widescreen 1.85:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DTS digital surround 2.0 mono (English, French); requires Blu-ray player
The birds: Blu-ray, color; 1080p High-Definition widescreen 1.85:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (English), DTS digital surround 2.0 mono (French, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player
Rear window: In English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired (SDH)
Vertigo: In English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired (SDH)
North by northwest: In English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish with optional subtitles in Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired (SDH)
Psycho: In English or French with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired (SDH)
The birds: In English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired (SDH)