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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790797151
Format: Box set, NTSC, Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0790797151
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 9
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 07, 2004
Running Time: 965 minutes
Sales Rank: 972
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 1956
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The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection contains the DVD debut of 8 Hitchcock classics including 'Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Special Edition,' and the following 7 new single-disc DVDs: 'Dial M For Murder,' 'Foreign Correspondent' 'Suspicion,' 'The Wrong Man,' 'Stage Fright,' 'I Confess' and 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' The previously released 'North by Northwest' is also included in the 10-disc Signature Collection. Each of the 9 films in the collection shows why Hitchcock is regarded as one of Hollywood's most esteemed and important directors, and also brings legendary stars to the digital front including Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, Montgomery Clift and many others.
Strangers on a Train - En route from Washington, D.C., champion tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) meets pushy playboy Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). What begins as a chance encounter turns into a series of morbid confrontations, as Bruno manipulates his way into Guy's life. Bruno is eager to kill his father and knows Guy wants to marry a senator's daughter (Ruth Roman) but can't get a divorce from his wife. So Bruno suggests the men swap murders, which would leave no traceable clues or possible motives. Though Guy refuses, it won't be easy to rid himself of the psychopathic Bruno. Hitchcock's daughter Patricia appears in this film. The extra features included on the DVD are: Alternate 'preview' version of the film; Commentary by director Peter Bogdanovich, Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stephano, Strangers on a Train author Patricia Highsmith and biographer Andrew Wilson; New making-of documentary Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic, with Farley Granger, film historian Richard Schickel, Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell and other Hitchcock family members and colleagues recalling the making of this suspense landmark; Three intriguing featurettes: The Hitchcocks on Hitch, Strangers on a Train: The Victim's P.O.V., Strangers on a Train by M. Night Shyamalan; Alfred Hitchcock's Historical Meeting, a vintage newsreel.
Each DVD will be presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition and will include the original theatrical trailer, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - good
Has alot of good Hitchcock movies but not the most famous ones. For hardcore fans.
Rating: - Great selection
Good collection of Hitchcock movies!
We "killed them" all off, in just a little over a week!
Rating: - Great Set
I got this set for my father for Christmas. I don't think he has moved from in front of the TV since he opened them LOL. He LOVES all of them!
Rating: - Love Hitch
I can't get enough Hitchcock. He was a brillant director. If you are a fan this is a great collection. It also has a little book with interesting tid-bits. Almost as good as the movies are the extras, fantastic.
Rating: - 9 CLASSIC GEMS FROM THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE!
"Alfred Hitchcock: The Signature Collection" gathers nine classic films from the director best known for his suspense and film noir expertise!
"Strangers On A Train" (1951) (2 disc Special Ediiton)
Psychotic mother's boy Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) meets famous tennis professional Guy Haines (Farley Granger) on a train. Guy wants to move into a career in politics and has been dating a senator's daughter, Ann Morton, (Ruth Roman) while awaiting a divorce from his wife, Miriam (Kasesy Rogers). Bruno wants to kill his father, but knows he will be caught because he has a motive. Bruno dreams up a crazy scheme whereby he and Guy exchange murders. Guy takes this as a joke, but Bruno is serious and takes things into his own hands. Classic Hitchcock suspense has everything that suspense fan could ask for- great script, perfect cast, and an over-the-top finale! It even co-starred Hitchcock's own daughter, Patricia Hitchcock as Ruth Roman's on screen sister, Barbara Morton. It's also nice to see Marion Lorne (Aunt Clara from TV's "Bewitched") playing Robert Walker's on screen Mother. Each performance here is solid and gives the film a true sense of believability as the tension builds in each scene. The film's finale takes place in an amusement park and is still one of the best ever!
"North By Northwest" (1959)
New York advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, (James Mason) who believes Thornhill ... Read More
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