| Description |
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 643.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, 16:9 (1.33:1) aspect ratio, PCM mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| 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: audio commentary ; interview with 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 |
MPAA 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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Kidnapping -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
DVDS, JUVENILE.
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| Genre |
Blu-ray video discs.
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Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film noir.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Fiction films.
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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 |
9781604656794 |
| Standard No. |
715515100410 |
| Music No. |
CC2220BD The Criterion Collection |
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