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DVD Pick: Special Editions of Three Hitchcock Masterpieces

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Below I have listed the details for the two-disc Special Edition DVD sets of Psycho, Vertigo and Rear Window. Each title is sold separately.

Psycho — Special Edition (Universal Legacy Series)
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Number of Discs: 2
Feature Film Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1), Black and White
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Captions for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
French Subtitles
Spanish Subtitles
Audio Commentary by Hitchcock Scholar Stephen Rebello
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (26 min.)
François Truffaut Interviews Alfred Hitchcock (15 min.)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Lamb to the Slaughter" (26 min.)
The Making of Psycho (1 hr. 34 min.)
Newsreel Feature: The Release of Psycho (8 min.)
The Shower Scene: With and Without the Music (2 min.)
The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass (stills)
The Psycho Archives (stills)
Posters and Ads (stills)
Lobby Cards (stills)
Behind-the-Scenes Photographs (stills)
Production Photographs (stills)
Production Notes (text)
Trailers (2)

Vertigo — Special Edition (Universal Legacy Series)
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Number of Discs: 2
Feature Film Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1), Color
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0
English Captions for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
French Subtitles
Spanish Subtitles
Audio Commentary by Associate Producer, Restorers and Others
Audio Commentary by Film Director William Friedkin
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators (55 min.)
François Truffaut Interviews Alfred Hitchcock (14 min.)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents "The Case of Mr. Pelham" (25 min.)
Obsessed With Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece (29 min.)
Foreign Censorship Ending (2 min.)
The Vertigo Archives (stills)
Production Notes (text)
Trailers (2)

Rear Window — Special Edition (Universal Legacy Series)
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Number of Discs: 2
Feature Film Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1), Color
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Captions for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
French Subtitles
Spanish Subtitles
Audio Commentary by Hitchcock Expert John Fawell
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (25 min.)
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock (23 min.)
François Truffaut Interviews Alfred Hitchcock (16 min.)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Mr. Blanchard's Secret" (26 min.)
Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary (55 min.)
A Conversation With Screenwriter John Michael Hayes (13 min.)
Production Photographs (stills)
Production Notes (text)
Trailers (2)

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