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The ultimate Hitchcock collection. Vol. 5 [videorecording] / [director, Alfred Hitchcock].

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Added Author). Sidney, Sylvia, 1910-1999 (Added Author). Homolka, Oscar, 1898-1978 (Added Author). Loder, John, 1898-1988 (Added Author). Donat, Robert, 1905-1958 (Added Author). Carroll, Madeleine, 1906-1987 (Added Author). Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965 Ashenden: or the British Agent. (Added Author). Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Secret agent. (Added Author). Buchan, John, 1875-1940 Thirty-nine steps. (Added Author). Ashcroft, Peggy, Dame. (Added Author). Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 (Added Author). Young, Robert, 1907-1998 (Added Author). St. Clair Vision (Firm) (Added Author). St. Clair Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Sabotage: Karl Verlok leads a secret life as a paid terrorist which leads undercover agent Ted Spencer to move in next door to Verlok and his wife Sylvia. Feeling that something's up, Verlok sends Sylvia's younger brother to deliver something for him, only the young man doesn't know he's delivering a time-bomb.

Secret agent: An ever-winding tale of deception that revolves around British novelist Edgar Brodie and secret agent Elsa Carrington. Their search for a ruthless murderer takes them to Switzerland, through the Alps and a train to Greece. Will a surprise air attack bring an end to their search and their lives?

The 39 steps: Canadian rancher Richard Hannay is on vacation in England when a lady he's previously met shows up at his door with a map in her hand and a knife in her back, mumbling something about "39 steps." Now wanted for her murder, Hannay escapes to the Scottish town that appeared on the map.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc of 6 (261 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Woodland Hills, CA : St. Clair Vision : [2007].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container and disc sleeve. Sabotage based on Joseph Conrad's novel The secret agent. Secret agent based on a novel Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The 39 steps based on the novel by John Buchan. Sabotage originally released as a motion picture in 1936 ; Secret agent originally released as a motion picture in 1936 ; The 39 steps originally released as a motion picture in 1938, (LC authority indicates 1935). Special feature: Rare radio appearance by Alfred Hitchcock.
Formatted Contents Note:	Sabotage (84 min.) -- Secret agent (86 min.) -- The 39 steps (91 min.).
Participant or Performer Note:	Sabotage : Sylvia Sydney, Oscar Homolka, John Loder, Desmond Tester, Joyce Barbour, Matthew Boulton, S.J. Warmington, William Dewhurst. Secret agent : John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll and Robert Young. The 39 steps : Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godrey Tearle, Peggy Achcroft.
Target Audience Note:	Sabotage: Not rated: Questionable for children. Secret agent: Not rated: Suitable for children. The 39 steps: Not rated: Adult situations.
System Details Note:	DVD, all regions; Dolby Digital 5.1 virtual surround, re-mastered.