Alfred Hitchcock suspense films.
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2016.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BINGE BOX ALFRED HITCHCOCK | Checked out |
| Melrose Park Public Library - DVD | DVD ALF | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Advertising executives -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Fugitives from justice -- Drama.
Husband and wife -- Drama.
Judicial error -- Drama.
Kidnapping victims -- Drama.
Legal films.
Malicious accusation -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- Drama.
Murder -- Investigation -- Drama.
Murderers -- Drama.
Priests -- Drama.
Railroad travel -- Drama.
Robbery -- Drama.
Romance films.
Seal of confession -- Drama.
Spouses -- Drama.
Spy films.
Strangers -- Drama.
Suspicion -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Advertising executives -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Fugitives from justice -- Drama.
Husband and wife -- Drama.
Judicial error -- Drama.
Kidnapping victims -- Drama.
Legal films.
Malicious accusation -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- Drama.
Murder -- Investigation -- Drama.
Murderers -- Drama.
Priests -- Drama.
Railroad travel -- Drama.
Robbery -- Drama.
Romance films.
Seal of confession -- Drama.
Spouses -- Drama.
Spy films.
Strangers -- Drama.
Suspicion -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2016.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (640 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
883929546343
Notes
General Note
"Suspicion" was originally released as a motion picture in 1941 ; "Strangers on a train" was originally released as a motion picture in 1951 ; "I confess" was originally released as a motion picture in 1953 ; "Dial M for murder" was originally released as a motion picture in 1954 ; "The wrong man" was originally released as a motion picture in 1956 ; "North by northwest" was originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
General Note
"Suspicion," "Strangers on a train," "I confess," and "Dial M for murder": fullscreen version ; "The wrong man" and "North by northwest": widescreen version.
General Note
"Suspicion": based on a novel by Francis Iles.
General Note
"I confess": based on a play by Paul Anthelme (i.e. Paul Bourde).
General Note
"Dial M for murder": based on Frederick Knott's play.
General Note
Special features: "Suspicion": Featurette "Before the fact: suspicious Hitchcock" ; Theatrical trailer ; "Strangers on a train": Commentary ; Theatrical trailer ; "I confess": Featurette "Hitchcock's confession: a look at 'I confess'" ; Premiere newsreel ; Theatrical trailer ; "Dial M for murder": "Hitchcock and Dial M" featurette ; "3D: a brief history" featurette ; Theatrical trailer ; "The wrong man": Featurette "Guilt trip: Hitchcock and the 'The wrong man'" featurette ; Theatrical trailer ; "North by northwest": Commentary.
Creation/Production Credits
"Suspicion": director of photography, director of photography, Harry Stradling ; editor, William Hamilton ; music, Franz Waxman -- "Strangers on a train": director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, William H. Ziegler ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin -- "I confess": director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, Rudi Fehr ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin -- "Dial M for murder": director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, Rudi Fehr ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin -- "The wrong man": director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann -- "North by northwest": director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann.
Participants/Performers
"Suspicion": Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine ; "Strangers on a train": Farley Granger, Robert Walker ; "I confess": Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter ; "Dial M for murder": Ray Milland, Grace Kelly ; "The wrong man": Henry Fonda, Vera Miles ; "North by northwest": Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint.
Description
"Suspicion": A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her. "Strangers on a train": A psychotic socialite attempts to force a professional tennis star to prove a theory that two complete strangers can get away with murder. "I confess": A priest who comes under suspicion for murder cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional. "Dial M for murder": A tennis player frames his unfaithful wife for first-degree murder after she inadvertently hinders his plan to kill her. "The wrong man": In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber. "North by northwest": A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital, Dolby Surround.
Language
"Suspicion," "I confess": in English with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; "Strangers on a train," "Dial M for murder," "The wrong man": in English or French with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; "North by northwest": in English or French with optional subtitles in French.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hitchcock, A., Raphaelson, S., Harrison, J., Reville, A., Chandler, R., Ormonde, C., Tabori, G., Archibald, W., Knott, F., Anderson, M., MacPhail, A., Lehman, E., Grant, C., Fontaine, J., Granger, F., Walker, R., Clift, M., Baxter, A., Milland, R., Grace, P. o. M., Fonda, H., Miles, V., Saint, E. M., Stradling, H., Burks, L. R., Hamilton, W., Ziegler, W., Fehrr, R., Tomasini, G., Waxman, F., Tiomkin, D., Herrmann, B., Iles, F., & Bourde, P. (2016). Alfred Hitchcock suspense films (Widescreen and fullscreen versions.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alfred Hitchcock et al.. 2016. Alfred Hitchcock Suspense Films. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alfred Hitchcock et al.. Alfred Hitchcock Suspense Films Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2016.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Hitchcock, A., Raphaelson, S., Harrison, J., Reville, A., Chandler, R., Ormonde, C. and Tabori, G. et al (2016). Alfred hitchcock suspense films. Widescreen and fullscreen versions. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hitchcock, Alfred, et al. Alfred Hitchcock Suspense Films Widescreen and fullscreen versions., Warner Home Video, 2016.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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