{"product_id":"hitchcock-the-beginning-bd","title":"HITCHCOCK - THE BEGINNING BD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time on Blu-ray, featuring new restorations and scores, experience 10 of Alfred Hitchcock’s early works. From the silent film era to the first talkies, this 11-disc set also contains a newly commissioned, full-length documentary, Becoming Hitchcock, exploring the director’s first sound picture, Blackmail. In 1929, Hitchcock directed Blackmail, the first British sound feature, hailed as a film which “used sound and dialogue with more flair and imagination than any Hollywood or European film of the time.” Hitchcock’s inventive and expressionist use of sound demonstrated that the new technology opened a new realm of possibilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE RING (1927)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Knockout Score: Neil Brand on The Ring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE FARMER'S WIFE (1928)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitch in the Countryside: Neil Brand on The Farmer's Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtract from BEHP audio interview with Ronald Neame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCHAMPAGNE (1928)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitch \u0026amp; Champagne: Neil Brand on music for Silent Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Heady Cocktail: Charles Barr on Champagne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE MANXMAN (1929)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelodrama à la Manx: Stephen Horne on scoring Hitchcock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitch's Leading Ladies by Davina Quinliven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBLACKMAIL (1929)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilent into Sound: Neil Brand on Blackmail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnny Ondra’s Screen Test\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtract from BEHP audio interview with Ronald Neame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJUNO \u0026amp; THE PAYCOCK (1930)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitch \u0026amp; The Irish Players - An Interview with Charles Barr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMURDER! 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'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlternate Ending\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE SKIN GAME (1931)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlma Reville: Jo Botting \u0026amp; Natalie Morris in Conversation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRICH AND STRANGE (1931)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnexpectedly Personal: Charles Barr on Rich and Strange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNUMBER SEVENTEEN (1932)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Silent Film Idol to Superman: John Stuart by Jonathan Croall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary by film historian and critic Peter Tonguette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitchcock\/Truffaut: archival audio interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Director \/ Film Historian Noël Simsolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLobby Cards Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBRAND-NEW DOCUMENTARY - BECOMING HITCHCOCK THE LEGACY OF BLACKMAIL (2024) Directed by Laurent Bouzereau, Narrated by Elvis Mitchell, Produced by Studiocanal in association with Nedland Films, 72min.BECOMING HITCHCOCK – THE LEGACY OF BLACKMAIL, a brand new 72-minute documentary from award-winning filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau (Faye, Music by John Williams, Five Came Back) and narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, reflects the development of Alfred Hitchcock’s signature style, through the making of one of his benchmark films, Blackmail (1929). The documentary highlights the birth of the “Hitchcock Touch” at a period when talking pictures first emerged and explores his trademark themes, such as murder, suspense and cool blondes. While focusing on Blackmail, the documentary reveals how this film also foreshadows the director’s later masterpieces, from Psycho to North by Northwest and from The Birds to Frenzy. \/ runtime: 70 mins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STUDIOCANAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47492520968366,"sku":"OPTBD4551","price":176.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/hitchcock_Lime_Light_Front_BD.png?v=1770834254","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/hitchcock-the-beginning-bd","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}