Alfred Hitchcock Classic Collection 3 (Blu-ray 4K) (UK Import)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier, Joan Chandler, Douglas Dick, Edith Evanson, Dick Hogan, Doris Day, Bernard Miles, Brenda De Banzie, Ralph Truman, Hillary Brooke, Daniel Gelin, Alan Mowbray, Reggie Nalder, Christopher Olsen, Alix Talton, Richard Wattis, Mogens Wieth, Noel Willman, Carolyn Jones, Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Tamara Toumanova, Wolfgang Kieling, Ludwig Donath, Günter Strack, David Opatoshu, Gisela Fischer, Hansjoerg Felmy, Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon, Karin Dor, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, John Forsythe, Claude Jade, Roscoe Lee Browne, Michel Subor, Per-Axel Arosenius, Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Vivien Merchant, Anna Massey, Billie Whitelaw, Jean Marsh, Bernard Cribbins, Michael Bates, Jimmy Gardner, Rita Webb, Clive Swift, Michael Sheard, Alec McCowen
Contributors: Alfred Hitchcock, Arthur Laurents, Hume Cronyn, Francis Poulenc, Leo F. Forbstein, Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, John Michael Hayes, Angus MacPhail, Bernard Herrmann, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Robert Burks, Brian Moore, John Addison, John F. Warren, Samuel Taylor, Maurice Jarre, Jack Hildyard, Anthony Shaffer, Ron Goodwin, Gilbert Taylor
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Thriller
Main Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish Castilian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, (See full list) Italian, Japanese, Spanish Latin-American, Norwegian, Swedish (See less)
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 6 Nov 2023
Originally Issued: 1972
No of Discs: 10
BBFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.

Description

Collection of five classic works from director Alfred Hitchcock. In 'Rope' (1948), flatmates Brandon (John Dall) and Philip (Farley Granger) murder their friend David Kentley (Dick Hogan) purely to see if they can get away with it. They then throw a cocktail party, serving food from the top of the trunk where they have hidden David's body.

Their guests include both David's father and fiancée, as well as college lecturer Rupert Cadell (James Stewart), who becomes increasingly suspicious as the evening goes on. In 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (1956) Dr. Ben McKenna (Stewart) is on holiday in Morocco with his wife, former singer Jo (Doris Day), and son Hank (Christopher Olsen) when he meets the friendly but mysterious Frenchman Louis Bernard (Daniel Gelin).

The McKennas are also befriended by the Draytons, an English couple who take them to the local bazaar. There, Ben is confronted by an Arab man who, after being shot in the back, whispers a dying message to him. It transpires that the Arab is in fact a disguised Bernard, and that he has entrusted Hank with the identity of a British politician who is due to be assassinated.

After being questioned by the police, Ben and Jo return to their hotel, only to discover that the Draytons have checked out and taken Hank with them in order to ensure Ben's silence. In 'Torn Curtain' (1966), famous nuclear physicist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) defects to East Germany with the intention of acquiring a secret formula from enemy scientist Gustav Lindt (Ludwig Donath). However, Armstong's mission is jeopardised when he is followed by his assistant and fiancée Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews).

In 'Topaz' (1969), CIA agent Michael Nordstrom (John Forsythe) learns from a Soviet defector that Russia has become embroiled in the Cuban missile crisis via a NATO spy codenamed Topaz. Enlisting the help of French agent Andre Devereaux (Frederick Stafford), Nordstrom attempts to discover the link, but his actions have disastrous international consequences. Finally, in 'Frenzy' (1972), Barry Foster stars as market trader Robert Rusk, a psychopathic killer who strangles women with ties.

However, suspicion falls on the innocent Richard Blaney (Jon Finch) after Rusk kills Blaney's ex-wife Brenda (Barbara Leigh-Hunt) and his current girlfriend Babs (Anna Massey).

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