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Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide, Part 3
American movie collections The Master’s higher profile later movies are the works cementing his towering legend However, his artistry cannot be fully appreciated via seriously substandard transfers Despite the seemingly
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 2
Production The storyline of Daphne du Maurier’s first bestseller was hacked about but its spirit remains There have been scores of adaptations over the years but the Master’s was one
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 3
Soundtrack releases and remakes Quintessential British Hitchcock is a thrice-filmed tale of mystery, intrigue and suspense Remakes can’t match the original but stake their own claim for enjoyable, quirky greatness
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide, Part 2
British film restorations and collections Think you’re a fan? If you don’t know his British films, you don’t know Hitchcock Works from entire arc of his career should be seen
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 4
Remakes The Master’s best-known British film has spawned a host of remakes across different media The first Steps to be a hit on the radio: detailing the many contemporary transatlantic
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Blackmail (1929), Part 2
Restoration and home video releases Detailed: cinematic groundbreaker’s restoration and quality home video releases Shot in two separate versions: the Master’s final silent and first sound film The silent version
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Number Seventeen (1932)
Woefully misunderstood mini-masterpiece is worthy of serious investigation Convoluted comedy-thriller that’s more rewarding with each successive viewing One of the Master’s most atmospheric films and the very epitome of expressionism
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Rich and Strange (1931)
Every port tells a different story: money doesn’t lead to happiness At first glance, a marvellously inventive, lighthearted little comedy But in Hitch’s hands it’s complex, multi-layered and surprisingly dark The
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Skin Game (1931)
Class meets crass and both cruelly trample on innocent dreams One of the Master’s best British films but it’s often unfairly overlooked Class system injustice is laid bare in a
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Murder! and Mary (1930/1931)
In 1956, the Master famously remade his own 1934 thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much But 26 years before that, he directed two very different versions of this murder mystery
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