Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume One (Blu-ray) ***Preorder*** 8/27

After establishing his career with silent films, Alfred Hitchcock rode the wave of sound revolution, and further developed his style of dark drama, gripping thrillers, and black comedy. 

This first volume of Hitchcock’s Early Years takes you on a trip to the 1930s, showcasing his evolution from theatrical dramas to the stylish suspense films that would define his legacy:

• The Skin Game (1931)
• Rich and Strange (1931)
• Number Seventeen (1932)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• The 39 Steps (1935)

Limited Edition 5-Disc Hardbox – 1500 copies only.

The Skin Game 

A wealthy family who have held their country estate for many generations find themselves squared against their upstart neighbours in a squabble for respectability within the village neighbourhood. 

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Interview with film scholar Charles Barr
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Introduction by actor Tony Curtis
• Alma Reville: Jo Botting & Natalie Morris in Conversation
• Hitchcock/Truffaut – Archival Audio Interview
• Image Gallery 
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Rich and Strange 

A happy young married couple inherit a large sum of money and decide to take a world cruise, where their new-found fortune goes quickly to their heads.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth
• Archival episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now featuring Professor Jerry Carlson and author Leonard Quart
• Unexpectedly Personal: Charles Barr on Rich and Strange
• Hitchcock/Truffaut – Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by actor Tony Curtis
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Number Seventeen

A female jewel thief has a change of heart and decides to help the police foil an enemy gangs’ escape to France.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by film historian and critic Peter Tonguette
• NEW Interview with film scholar Charles Barr
• From Silent Film Idol to Superman: John Stuart by Jonathan Croall
• Introduction by actor Tony Curtis
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Archival episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now featuring Professor Jerry Carlson and film scholar John Belton
• Hitchcock/Truffaut – Archival Audio Interview
• Image Gallery
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Man Who Knew Too Much 

While on a winter holiday, a husband and wife learn of an assassination attempt about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be revealed, the assassins kidnap the couple’s daughter in order to keep them quiet.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Interview with film critic Neil Sinyard
• Introduction by critic Charles Barr
• Introduction by actor Tony Curtis
• Archival episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now featuring Professor Jerry Carlson, Professor Royal Brown and Professor Janet Cutler 
• Image Gallery
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

The 39 Steps 

A Canadian visiting London is embroiled in foreign espionage after harboring a woman on-the-run who is subsequently murdered.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• Audio Commentary by Marian Keane
• NEW Interview with film critic Neil Sinyard
• NEW Interview with Matthew Sweet
• Introduction by critic Charles Barr
• Introduction by actor Tony Curtis
• On Location: The 39 Steps
• Lux Radio Theatre: The 39 Steps – 1937 radio adaptation starring Robert Montgomery and Ida Lupino
• Image Gallery
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles