The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Imprint

[Dailyan]

THE DELICIOUSLY MURDEROUS SERIES DEBUTS ON BLU-RAY!

A continuation of the long-running Alfred Hitchcock Presents, this 60s series saw the half-hour anthology format expand to hour-long episodes, delivering groundbreaking tales of murder, mystery and the macabre that had an unforeseen kick in the ‘tale’.

With every episode introduced by Hitchcock himself, this landmark television series guested an impressive variety of writers and directors (including one episode directed by Hitchcock himself), and a remarkable lineup of guest stars including Robert Redford, Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, James Mason, Angie Dickinson, and John Forsythe.

8-DISC BLU-RAY SET + 130-page hardcover booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox packaging.

1080p High-definition presentation of all 32 episodes from Season One from NEW 2K scans of the original 35mm negatives by Imprint
Limited Edition Hardbox packaging
130-page booklet featuring original Story Information for every episode
NEW 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
More Special Features TBC
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Original Aspect Ratio: 1.33

https://viavision.com.au/shop/the-al...television-24/

[filmlover22]

I am a little shocked at how little press/excitement this set has gotten. Personally, I am far more excited for this than Hitchcock's silents!

[hagios]

Will Orbitdvd, Diabolik or The Atomic Movie Store have this Alfred Hitchcock Hour Imprint?

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by hagios

Will Orbitdvd, Diabolik or The Atomic Movie Store have this Alfred Hitchcock Hour Imprint?

Don't see why not, but it may take a few days before these show up.

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

I am a little shocked at how little press/excitement this set has gotten. Personally, I am far more excited for this than Hitchcock's silents!

You and me both. It’s like people don’t realize or care that this has never had an HD release before? It isn’t available in HD anywhere. People usually talk about this and AH Presents in the threads about his Universal films. Maybe they just haven’t heard the news yet?

[OceanBlue]

While I was excited about this announcement earlier today, on checking Via Vision's website listing page for this title and seeing there won't be subtitles, it's a disappointment.

What I was also looking for on the listing page was whether Imprint Films (Via Vision) had done their own scans for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

Pre-ordering the first season directly from Via Vision works out at over £60 not including shipping to the UK (based on the exchange rate).

[bokes]

Is this as good as “presents”?

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by bokes

Is this as good as “presents”?

I'm one of the few who thinks this is a polished version of Presents.

[jackranderson]

I'm so excited.

Please do Presents next Imprint.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by bokes

Is this as good as “presents”?

Pretty close to the same thing, just hour-long episodes instead of half an hour

[LT.Schaffer]

Originally Posted by jackranderson

I'm so excited.

Please do Presents next Imprint.

Also Bring On "Thriller" with boris karloff

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

What I was also looking for on the listing page was whether Imprint Films (Via Vision) had done their own scans for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

Yes, their Facebook post detailing this release says they did their own “brand NEW 2K scans” of the original camera negatives of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

[gunnerg]

I didn't know a thing about this until today. Pre-ordered! The packaging looks great! 3 of these hard boxes won't be too bad, only a little wider footprint width than their dvd complete series set that uses jumbo cases. But if they do all 7 individual seasons of Presents like this. I'm going to need a bigger shelf!

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by JackForrester

I'm one of the few who thinks this a polished version of Presents.

Very encouraging. I am only familiar with the Presents show, and was initially confused that this set was that. Nice to hear good things about this show!

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

Very encouraging. I am only familiar with the Presents show, and was initially confused that this set was that. Nice to hear good things about this show!

You can check out this series on The Roku Channel and Peacock, I believe, if you have either of those. Neither service has it in HD, of course.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by bokes

Is this as good as “presents”?

It's a hit or miss with each episode. Some episodes are downright amazing while some others will make you feel like you just wasted away one hour of your life.

[playingphysicist]

It's really just a continuation of presents. Subject matter, themes, all basically the same. Seemed like it might have had a higher budget, as presents some of the episodes feel a bit condensed.

There are some truly fantastic episodes of hour, a particular favorite of mine is the second season premiere with Ray Milland and a bunch of other mental patients taking over an insane asylum.

[octobercountry]

I wonder if there's any chance that a "standard" version will be released later, without the case or the book. I love this show, but this release really is rather pricey for me.

Seems odd that it only got a 2k scan, though---35mm material should always have a 4k scan to start with.

[octobercountry]

One of my own personal favourite episodes is also one of the very last ones shown---"Night Fever" starring Colleen Dewhurst, from the third season.

As for the difference between the half-hour version of the Hitchcock show, and the hour.... As someone else once noted, half-hour episodes are focused mainly on the plot, where the hour-long episodes have time to develop the characters.

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by octobercountry

I wonder if there's any chance that a "standard" version will be released later

As I said in one of the other threads, Imprint standard editions aren't unheard of but they're very rare.