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A universally acclaimed film noir that’s criminally underseen today No charade: this is probably the best film Alfred Hitchcock never made! Masterpiece of misdirection that would make maestro of suspense …

Home video Clear window: preserved print and two separate restorations released across multiple formats Breakdown: three versions but they’re in seven variant transfers, all detailed for the first time Follows …

The five commandments: Thou shalt not… Do what cannot be undone at some future time Fail to indicate any unavoidably necessary changes Have the hubris to make a revision the …

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 …

Master of Suspense forced to shoot crime thriller in 3D but doesn’t phone it in Nonetheless, it was rarely seen in 3D for decades until 2012 digital restoration Countless spoofs, …

The Master of Suspense meets femme fatale Marlene Dietrich Hugely underrated murder mystery that wrongfoots its audience The director returns for another feature shot in his native London Note: this …

Home video At least a handful of different transfers available, including new 4k restoration Hitchcocked: Shoddy bootlegs outnumber official releases, so choose carefully Was set to join six films director …

The Master of Suspense turned his talents towards French wartime propaganda He’d been stung by harsh accusations of abandoning Britain in her hour of need After making his anti-Nazi film …

Soundtrack and remakes Realistic: Score is Hitch’s canny exercise in minimalism Back at sea: Film’s star returns for the only radio version Sci-fi: Three quasi-remakes transpose story to outer space …

Home video This missing boat must be hunted down as it isn’t in any collections In the same boat: Almost all early DVDs have compromised audio Hitch’s original soundtrack can …