Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)

Overview

2012 Worldwide Release

"Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection" is a Blu-ray set initially released by Universal in 2012 in various countries, containing the following films:

• Saboteur (1942)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
• Rope (1948)
• Rear Window (1954)
• The Trouble with Harry (1955)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
• Vertigo (1958)
• North by Northwest (1959) -- US set only
• Psycho (1960)
• The Birds (1963)
• Marnie (1964)
• Torn Curtain (1966)
• Topaz (1969)
• Frenzy (1972)
• Family Plot (1976)

The US set also contains the Warner Brothers film "North by Northwest" -- it's rumoured that this was in return for Universal allowing "Spartacus" to be included in Warner's "Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Collection" Blu-ray set.

The US and UK sets contain the longer 142 minute "director's cut" of "Topaz" with the "airport" ending.

The UK "limited edition" and the German sets come in more elaborate packaging:

2013 UK Release

In November 2013, Universal released an updated version of the set which includes "North by Northwest" and has slightly altered packaging.

Releases

	Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, UK, 2012) standard edition: Amazon (UK) limited edition: Amazon (UK)
	Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, USA, 2012) limited edition: Amazon (USA)
	Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, Germany, 2012) limited edition: Amazon (Germany)