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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: To Catch a Thief (1955), Part 3

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    Home video French fancy flaunts many permutations on home video, with five separate transfers… …three of four distinct English-language soundtracks and seven international dubs But original director-approved mono audio is …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: To Catch a Thief (1955), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    Soundtrack and audio mixes Composer Lyn Murray’s lush music available in several partial re-recordings But only one rare, limited edition release contains his entire original score Owners Paramount have judged …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: To Catch a Thief (1955)

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    Catch as catch can: the hand on the collar above the rooftops of Nice High-class burglary caper sees idle rich being fleeced on the Côte d’Azur Cary Grant is another …

  • Making of a Masterpiece: To Catch a Thief (1955)

    by Trevor Willsmer 10th June 2026

    Alfred Hitchcock visits the Mediterranean for classy crime caper The lives, loves and lies of beautiful people in the French sunshine Lighthearted thriller stars dream team of Cary Grant and …

  • Writing on a Classic: To Catch a Thief (1955)

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock classic is Master of Suspense at his most playful Charming soirée on the French Riviera sees a man wrongly accused Cary Grant …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rear Window (1954), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 31st May 2026

    Soundtrack and essays Score credited to composing icon Franz Waxman but he has little input Mainly has source music plucked from Paramount’s vaults by the director Naturalistic: mostly music emanates …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rear Window (1954)

    by Brent Reid 31st May 2026

    The man who saw too much – but seeing isn’t always believing Ensemble: already large cast doubles in number by the final scene Soap opera in long-shot that turns the …

  • Writing on a Classic: Rear Window (1954), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 31st May 2026

    Heat is on: temperatures soar and stakes are high in claustrophobic thriller Princess in peril: future royal Grace Kelly plays plucky heroine to perfection It’s perhaps the most-loved role in …

  • Writing on a Classic: Rear Window (1954)

    by Brent Reid 31st May 2026

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s stylish thriller met with universal acclaim Critics and fans alike made it much-imitated, enduring success Multi-level soap opera that turns audience into …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Dial M for Murder (1954), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 27th April 2026

    Home video and soundtrack After two decades, the Master’s entrée to widescreen, colour and 3D filmmaking Starting with this one, every American film has been issued altered on home video …

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