Alfred Hitchcock Collections from Australia’s Imprint Films Bring 16 Films & More to Blu-ray

Australia’s Imprint Films will release four limited edition Alfred Hitchcock Blu-ray collections — totaling 16 films plus a season of television — on August 27.

The Hitchcock Nine (1925-1929) collects the filmmaker’s nine surviving silent movies: The Pleasure Garden, The Lodger, The Ring, Downhill, The Farmer’s Wife, Easy Virtue, Champagne, The Manxman, and Blackmail.

Each film has been restored by the BFI National Archives. The feature documentary I Am Alfred Hitchcock is also included.

The 10-disc set is housed in hardbox packaging. Limited to 1,500, it costs $150.30.

Disc 1 – The Pleasure Garden (1925):

A selfish London chorus girl’s relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to a point where it nearly causes her death.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by composer Neil Brand (new)
• Theater Organ Score by Lee Erwin (Carnegie Hall Cinema, New York)
• Audio Commentary by editor of the Hitchcock Annual, Sidney Gottlieb (new)
• Introduction by film historian Charles Barr
• Interview with BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon (new)
• Neil Brand on his score for The Pleasure Garden(new)
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1

Disc 2 – The Lodger (1927):

A rash of murders evokes a family’s suspicions about their tenant, a man fascinated with their beautiful daughter.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Orchestral Score by composer Paul Zaza
• Orchestral Score by Ashley Irwin in 5.1 Surround Sound (1999)
• Contemporary Orchestral Score by Nitin Sawhney, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
• Live Orchestral Score by Graham Reynolds (2017)
• Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (new)
• Audio Commentary by film historian Patrick McGilligan
• The Sound of Silence: The Making of The Lodger – featurette
• Peter Bogdanovich Interviews Hitchcock – audio
• Hitchcock / Truffaut – archival audio interview
• Suspense: The Lodger – 1940 radio adaptation directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Herbert Marshall, Edmund Gwenn, and Lurene Tuttle
• Hollywood Star Time: The Lodger – 1946 radio adaptation starring Vincent Price and Cathy Lewis
• Mystery in the Air: The Lodger – 1947 radio adaptation starring Peter Lorre, Agnes Moorehead, and Henry Morgan
• Scoring The Lodger with Nitin Sawhney – featurette
• Introduction by Charles Barr
• Image Gallery
• Restoration Comparison
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 3 – The Ring (1927):

A skilled young boxer who travels the country fairs with his portable boxing booth is challenged by an international champion, who not only threatens to defeat him in the ring, but also competes against him for the affections of a beautiful cashier.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Small Jazz Ensemble Score by Neil Brand
• Solo Piano Score by Antonio Coppola
• Solo Piano Score by Xavier Berthelot
• Interview with film historian Melanie Williams (new)
• Neil Brand on his score for The Ring (new)
• A Knockout Score: Neil Brand on The Ring
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 4 – Downhill (1927):

A sixth-form schoolboy is expelled in disgrace after being suspected and accused of theft. However, when he is found innocent, what path will his life take?

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by John Sweeney
• Orchestral Score by Christophe Henrott
• Interview with film scholar Ian Christie (new)
• Introduction by critic Charles Barr
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 5 – The Farmer’s Wife (1928):

After his daughter’s wedding, a lonely widowed farmer decides it is time to remarry, but his search for a new wife proves disastrous.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano and Digital Keyboard Score by Jon C. Mirsalis
• Solo Piano Score by Neil Brand
• Orchestral Score by Xavier Berthelot
• Hitch in the Countryside: Neil Brand on The Farmer’s Wife – featurette
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Extract from BEHP Interview with Ronald Neame
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 6 – Easy Virtue (1928):

After divorcing an abusive husband, an innocent woman makes a valiant effort at beginning her new life, but cannot escape the incidents surrounding her past.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by composer Neil Brand (new)
• Solo Piano Score by composer Mauro Colombis (new)
• Interview with film historian Melanie Williams (new)
• Interview with BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon (new)
• Neil Brand on his score for Easy Virtue (new)
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 7 – Champagne (1928):

When her father tells her that all the money from his champagne business has been lost, a spoiled rich girl accustomed to living a life of luxury goes to seek her own fortune.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by Neil Brand
• Solo Piano Score by Ben Model
• Orchestral Score by Xavier Berthelot
• Audio Commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme
• Interview with Pamela Hutchinson on Betty Balfour (new)
• Hitch and Champagne – Neil Brand on Music for Silent Film
• A Heady Cocktail – Charles Barr on Champagne
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 8 – The Manxman (1929):

When a poor fisherman is denied the hand of his bride-to-be by her judgemental father, he goes to sea to seek his fortune, leaving his love in the care of his best friend. When the fisherman is reported lost at sea, his best friend and former love begin an affair.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by composer Andrew Earle Simpson
• Small Ensemble Score by composer Stephen Horne
• Solo Piano Score by composer Antonio Coppola
• Solo Piano Score by composer Xavier Berthelot
• Audio Commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme
• Interview with film scholar Ian Christie (new)
• Interview with Pamela Hutchinson on Anny Ondra (new)
• Melodrama a la Manx: Stephen Horne on Scoring Hitchcock
• Hitch’s Leading Ladies by Davina Quinlivan
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 9 – Blackmail (1929):

A young woman is blackmailed by an opportunistic criminal after he sees her murder a man during an attempted assault. Meanwhile, the young woman’s boyfriend, a police detective, is assigned to the case.

Silent Version:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the Silent Version
• Orchestral Score by Moritz Eggert
• Electroacoustic score by Edison Studio (5.1 Surround or Stereo)
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Talkie Version:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the Talkie Version
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
• Interview with BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon (new)
• Silent into Sound: Neil Brand on Blackmail 
• Anny Ondra’s Screen Test
• Extract from BEHP Interview with Ronald Neame
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Introduction by actor Tony Curtis
• Image Gallery
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Disc 10 – I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021):

I Am Alfred Hitchcock delves deep into the man behind the camera, exploring his infamous controlling personality and his complex, fascinating relationships with his family and his muses.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 2021 feature documentary
• Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail – documentary
• More Special Features TBC
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 16:9

Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume One (1931-1935) collects five films: The Skin Game, Rich and Strange, Number Seventeen, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The 39 Steps.

The five-disc set is housed in hardbox packaging. Limited to 1,500, it costs $91.47.

Disc 1 – The Skin Game (1931):

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 neighborhood.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Interview with film scholar Charles Barr (new)
• 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

Disc 2 – Rich and Strange (1931):

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.

• 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

Disc 3 – Number Seventeen (1932):

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

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by film historian and critic Peter Tonguette
• Interview with film scholar Charles Barr (new)
• 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

Disc 4 – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934):

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.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Interview with film critic Neil Sinyard (new)
• 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

Disc 5 – The 39 Steps (1935):

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

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (new)
• Audio Commentary by Marian Keane
• Interview with film critic Neil Sinyard (new)
• Interview with Matthew Sweet (new)
• 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

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Season One (1962) presents features all 32 episodes of the anthology series, newly scanned in 2K from the original 35mm negatives.

The eight-disc set comes with a 130-page hardcover booklet, housed in hardbox packaging. Limited to 1,500, it costs $129.95.

• 1080p High-definition presentation of all 32 episodes from Season One from new 2K scans of the original 35mm negatives by Imprint
• 130-page booklet featuring original Story Information for every episode
• Audio Commentary by screenwriter and film historian Gary Gerani on three episodes: A Piece Of The Action, I Saw The Whole Thing, and Captive Audience (new)
• Audio Commentary by filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr on The Black Curtain (new)
• Audio Commentary by film and television historian Reba Wissner on two episodes: Ride The Nightmare, and The Thirty-First Of February (new)
• Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Mitchell on two episodes: Diagnosis: Danger, and Death Of A Cop (new)
• Audio Commentary by film historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons on three episodes: The Star Juror, The Long Silence, and Dear Uncle George
•  (new)
• More Special Features TBC
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Original Aspect Ratio: 1.33

The Thirty-Nine Steps / The Lady Vanishes double feature features two ’70s classics making their worldwide Blu-ray debuts.

The two-disc set is housed in hardbox packaging. Limited to 1,500, it costs $45.72.

Disc 1 – The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)

The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbors, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian ‘sleeper’ agents are planning to murder a visiting foreign minister. When Scudder is murdered and Hannay is framed, he flees to Scotland, attempts to clear his name, and uncovers a high-level conspiracy.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2024 2K scan and restoration
• On Location with Robert Powell – archival feature
• Interview with executive producer James Kenelm Clarke
• ‘Kulture Vulture’ on location featurette
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1

Disc 2 – The Lady Vanishes (1979)

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it’s all in her mind or if there’s a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2K scan of the Original 35mm Negative by Imprint Films
• Interview with Elliot Gould (new)
• Interview with costume designer Emma Porteous (new)
• Hammer Studios: End of an Era – documentary directed by Marcus Hearn (new)
• Archival Interviews with production crew
• Archival Interview with actress Angela Lansbury (1978)
• Theatrical and Teaser Trailers
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1

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