The Hitchcock Nine (1925–1929) - Imprint

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35 years before Psycho, 22 years before Rope, and 15 years before Foreign Correspondent, the great Alfred Hitchcock was at work in the vast world of silent cinema.

His nine surviving silent films are brought together for the first time in this special collection from restorations by the BFI National Archives, accompanied by NEW and archival music options, and loaded with brand NEW Special Features.

Take a trip back to over 100 years ago, to the thriving silent cinema scene, with these remarkable entries to the very beginning of Hitchcock’s six decade-long career:

The Pleasure Garden (1925) – Worldwide Blu-ray debut!
The Lodger (1927)
The Ring (1927)
Downhill (1927)
The Farmer’s Wife (1928)
Easy Virtue (1928)
Champagne (1928)
The Manxman (1929)
Blackmail (1929)

Limited Edition 10-Disc Hardbox, including the 2021 feature documentary I Am Alfred Hitchcock.

1500 copies only.

The Pleasure Garden

Special Features and Technical Specs:

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

The Lodger

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)
NEW Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
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

The Ring

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
NEW Interview with film historian Melanie Williams
NEW Neil Brand on his score for The Ring
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

Downhill

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

The Farmer's Wife

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

Easy Virtue

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW 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
Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Champagne

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
NEW Interview with Pamela Hutchinson on Betty Balfour
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

The Manxman

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
NEW Interview with film scholar Ian Christie
NEW Interview with Pamela Hutchinson on Anny Ondra
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

Blackmail

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

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the Talkie Version
Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
NEW Interview with BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon
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

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

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

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