In the fall, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection to Blu-ray. This limited edition box set compiles fifteen titles from the legendary filmmaker's career, thirteen of which make their respective U.S. Blu-ray debut through this package.



The films include (* denotes new-to-Blu-ray): Saboteur (1942) *

(1942) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) *

(1943) Rope (1948) *

(1948) Rear Window (1954) *

(1954) The Trouble with Harry (1955) *

(1955) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) *

(1956) Vertigo (1958) *

(1958) North by Northwest (1959)

(1959) Psycho (1960)

(1960) The Birds (1963) *

(1963) Marnie (1964) *

(1964) Torn Curtain (1966) *

(1966) Topaz (1969) *

(1969) Frenzy (1972) *

(1972) Family Plot (1976)*

While the exact technical specifications are still unknown for the individual discs, Universal's press release notes that the fifteen pictures have been "digitally restored from high-quality film elements." The set also includes over fifteen hours of bonus supplements, such as:



Saboteur -

Saboteur: A Closer Look behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Storyboards for the "Statue of Liberty" setpiece

Alfred Hitchcock's sketches

Production photographs

Theatrical trailer Shadow of a Doubt -

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Production drawings by art director Robert Boyle

Production photographs

Theatrical trailer Rope -

Rope Unleashed behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Production photographs

Theatrical trailer Rear Window -

Commentary with Hitchcock's Rear Window: The Well-Made Film author John Fawell

author John Fawell Behind-the-scenes featurettes:

Masters of Cinema



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 interview excerpts

interview excerpts Production photographs

Theatrical trailers

Re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart

Blu-ray exclusive BD Live and Pocket Blu functionalities The Trouble with Harry -

The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Production photographs

Theatrical trailers The Man Who Knew Too Much -

The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Production photographs

Trailers Vertigo -

Two audio commentaries:

Associate producer Herbert Coleman, restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, and other Vertigo participants

participants

Filmmaker William Friedkin

Behind-the-scenes featurettes:

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece



Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

The Vertigo Archives feature

feature Hitchcock-Truffaut interview excerpts

interview excerpts Foreign censorship Ending

100 Years of Universal featurette: The Lew Wasserman Era

featurette: Theatrical trailer

Restoration theatrical trailer

Blu-ray exclusive BD Live and Pocket Blu functionalities North by Northwest -

Commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman

Behind-the-scenes featurettes:

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest



North by Northwest: One for the Ages



The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style



Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Music-only audio track

Stills gallery

Theatrical trailers and TV spot Psycho -

Commentary with Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho author Stephen Rebello

author Stephen Rebello Behind-the-scenes featurettes:

The Making of Psycho



Psycho Sound



In The Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

Breakdowns of the "Shower Scene" setpiece:

With and without music



Storyboards by Saul Bass

The Psycho Archives feature

feature Vintage newsreel: The Release of Psycho

Hitchcock-Truffaut interview excerpts

interview excerpts Posters and Psycho ads

ads Lobby cards

Behind-the-scenes photographs

Production photographs

Theatrical trailer

Re-release trailers The Birds -

Behind-the-scenes featurettes:

Blu-ray exclusive The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie



All About The Birds

Vintage Universal International newsreels:

The Birds Is Coming



Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock

Tippi Hedren's screen test

Hitchcock-Truffaut interview excerpts

interview excerpts Deleted scene

Original ending

Storyboards

Production photographs

100 Years of Universal featurettes:

featurettes: Restoring the Classics



The Lot

Theatrical trailer

Blu-ray exclusive BD Live and Pocket Blu functionalities Marnie -

The Trouble with Marnie behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette The Marnie Archives feature

feature Theatrical trailer Torn Curtain -

Torn Curtain Rising behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Selected scenes scored by Bernard Herrmann

Production photographs

Theatrical trailer Topaz -

Alternate endings

Topaz: An Appreciation with film historian and critic Leonard Maltin

with film historian and critic Leonard Maltin Storyboards for "The Mendozas" setpiece

Production photographs

Theatrical trailer Frenzy -

The Story of Frenzy behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Production photographs

Theatrical trailer Family Plot -

Plotting Family Plot behind-the-scenes featurette

behind-the-scenes featurette Storyboards for the chase scene

Production photographs

Theatrical trailer In addition, the collection comes with a fifty-page book featuring storyboards, costume sketches, correspondence, and rare photographs.



Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection streets on September 25th.

































































