Australia’s Imprint Films will release Blu-ray box sets dedicated to filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and James Whale on January 7.
Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume Two (1936-1940) collects Sabotage, Young and Innocent, The Lady Vanishes, and Foreign Correspondent, along with the bonus film Waltzes from Vienna in standard definition.
The four-disc set is housed in hardbox packaging. Limited to 1,000, it costs $77.48.
Disc 1 – Sabotage (1936):
A detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is plotting to set off a bomb in London.
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (new)
- Audio commentary by author / film scholar Leonard Leff
- Introduction by film critic Charles Barr
- Film critic Tim Robey on Sabotage (new)
- On Location – featurette, introduced by Robert Powell
- Archival episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now featuring Professor Jerry Carlson, Professor George Custen, and Professor Ilan Stavans
- Peter Bogdanovich Interviews Hitchcock – audio interview
- Archival introduction by actor Tony Curtis
- Image Gallery
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc 2 – Young and Innocent (1937):
After seeing the body of a young girl washed up on a beach, Robert Tisdall runs away to secure help. He is seen by two girls who, believing him to be the murderer, inform the police. He must then attempt to prove himself innocent of a charge of murder based on circumstantial evidence.
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Jo Botting (new)
- Audio commentary by authors Stephen Rebello and Bill Krohn
- Introduction by film critic Charles Barr
- Film critic Tim Robey on Young and Innocent (new)
- A Profile of Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
- Peter Bogdanovich Interviews Hitchcock – audio interview
- Hitchcock / Truffaut – audio interview segment
- Archival introduction by actor Tony Curtis
- Image Gallery
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc 3 – The Lady Vanishes (1938):
During a journey aboard a Trans-Continental Express, a young woman strikes up an acquaintance with a middle-aged English governess who mysteriously disappears from her compartment. The girl is accused of hallucinating and begins to doubt her own state of mind. But as further inquiries are made, the curious behavior of a group of foreign government agents is revealed.
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio commentary by film scholar Jason Ney (new)
- Introduction by film critic Charles Barr
- Film historian Matthew Sweet on The Lady Vanishes (new)
- Archival episode of City Cinematheque featuring Professor Jerry Carlson and Professor Royal Brown
- Image Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- Bonus film: Waltzes from Vienna (standard definition)
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc 4 – Foreign Correspondent (1940)
At the beginning of 1939, Jones, an American reporter, is sent by his paper to Europe. There, he is to investigate the possibility of a world war. In London, he meets an elderly Dutch politician, co-signatory of a secret alliance treaty whose details the Nazis will stop at nothing to discover.
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
- Trailers from Hell: Foreign Correspondent – featuring filmmaker Larry Cohen
- Academy Award Theatre: Foreign Correspondent – 1946 radio adaptation starring Joseph Cotton
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume One (1931-1935), featuring The Skin Game, Rich and Strange, Number Seventeen, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The 39 Steps, was released in August.
Directed by James Whale (1932-1940) collects The Old Dark House, The Kiss Before the Mirror, The Man in the Iron Mask, and Green Hell, along with the bonus film Wives Under Suspicion in standard definition.
The five-disc set is housed in hardbox packaging. Limited to 1,500, it costs $109.78.
Discs 1 & 2 – The Old Dark House (1932)
Stranded travelers stumble upon a strange old house, and find themselves at the mercy of a highly eccentric and potentially dangerous family.
4K Ultra HD:
- 2160p presentation on 4K UHD with new Dolby Vision grading by Imprint Films
- Audio commentary with film historian Steve Haberman (new)
- Audio commentary by James Whale biographer James Curtis
- Audio commentary by actress Gloria Stuart
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Blu-ray:
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio commentary with film historian Steve Haberman (new)
- Audio commentary by James Whale biographer James Curtis
- Audio commentary by actress Gloria Stuart
- Career Interview with actress Gloria Stuart (2004)
- The Horror of It All – feature documentary (1983)
- Daughter of Frankenstein: A Conversation with Sara Karloff – interview
- Curtis Harrington Saves The Old Dark House – interview
- 2017 Re-release Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc 3 – The Kiss Before The Mirror (1933)
A celebrated lawyer defends his closest friend, who has been charged with the murder of his unfaithful wife. The experience leads him to question his own wife, who indeed is having an affair.
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- Interview with film historian Foster Hirsch (new)
- Bonus film: Wives Under Suspicion (1938) (standard definition)
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc 4 – The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Twin heirs to France’s throne are separated at birth. The first-born Louis, is raised as a prince, while Philippe is brought up ignorant of his true identity. When Philippe is arrested and comes face-to-face with his brother, the tyrannical king Louis decides Philippe could be useful to him as a look-alike.
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer and David Del Valle (new)
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc 5 – Green Hell (1940)
In the jungles of the Amazon, a group of Western adventurers and two local native guides try to locate a lost treasure buried beneath an ancient Incan city.
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray of a new restoration from a 4K scan
- Video essay by film historian Stuart Galbraith IV (new)
- Interview with author Foster Hirsch (new)
- Trailers From Hell: Green Hell with filmmaker John Landis
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
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