Vertigo, Psycho and Rear Window Special Editions in October

**Universal** has announced an October 7th release date for 3 Hitchcock Special Editions: Vertigo (Special Edition), Psycho (Special Edition) and Rear Window (Special Edition). Each 2 Disc Set will be loaded with tons of Bonus Features and will retail for $26.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $19.99. Details below.





Rear Window (Special Edition)
None of Hitchcock's films has ever given a clearer view of his genius for suspense than Rear Window. When professional photographer J.B "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart) is confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with watching the private dramas of his neighbors play out across the courtyard. When he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife, Jeffries enlists the help of his glamorous socialite girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events...Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in all of film history.

BONUS FEATURES:

DISC 1:
  • Feature Commentary with John Fawell
  • Production Photographs
  • Production Notes
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Re-Release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart
DISC 2:
  • Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary
  • A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
  • Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master
  • Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
  • Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Mr. Blanchard's Secret"
Psycho (Special Edition)
Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose "old dark house" and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet evening. No one knows that better than Janet Leigh, the film's ill-fated heroine who is victimized in the now notorious "shower scene."

BONUS FEATURES:

DISC 1:
  • Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello
  • Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
  • The Shower Scene
  • The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass
  • The Psycho Archives
  • Posters and Psycho Ads
  • Lobby Cards
  • Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
  • Production Photographs
  • Production Notes
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Re-Release Trailers
DISC 2:
  • The Making of Psycho
  • In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
  • Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Vertigo (Special Edition) - NO ARTWORK YET
Considered by many to be director Alfred Hitchcock's greatest achievement comes this fully restored and remastered version of the haunting film classic. This special release also contains a restoration trailer and revealing documentary footage.

Set in San Francisco, James Stewart portrays an acrophobic detective hired to trail a friend's suicidal wife. After he successfully rescues her from a leap into the bay, he finds himself becoming obsessed with the beautifully troubled woman.

One of cinema's most chillingly romantic endeavors:it's a fascinating myriad of haunting camera angles shot among some of San Francisco's renowned landmarks. This film is a must for collectors; Leonard Maltin gives Vertigo four stars and hails it as "A genuinely great motion picture that demands multiple viewings."

BONUS FEATURES:

DISC 1:
  • Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz and Other Vertigo Participants
  • Feature Commentary with Director William Friedkin
  • Foreign Censorship Ending
  • The Vertigo Archives
  • Production Notes
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Restoration Theatrical Trailer
DISC 2:
  • Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
  • Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
  • Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents "The Case of Mr. Pelham"

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