Description |
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 643 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 643.
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System Details |
DVD, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
Cast |
Peter Lorre, Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Frank Vosper. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1934. |
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Special features: New high-definition digital restoration; new audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp; new interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; illustrated Hitchcock, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock from 1972 ; audio excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock ; restoration demonstration ; booklet featuring and essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. |
Subject |
British -- Switzerland -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Espionage, British -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Conspiracies -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Attempted assassination -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Genre |
DVD-video discs.
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Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Added Author |
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.
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Lorre, Peter.
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Banks, Leslie, 1890-1952.
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Best, Edna, 1900-1974.
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Vosper, Frank, 1899-1937.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604656800 |
Standard No. |
715515101714 |
Music No. |
CC2221DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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