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Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years

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The plot synopsis for this product says that this set includes 4 episodes from the 1980's televison series, including Man from the South. This was the reason I purchased this set.
I was disappointed to find there are no episodes from that series in this set. This set is exclusively early movies Hitchcock directed, including from the silent era.
While they are good movies, and certainly interesting from the perspective of studying the great director as a young filmmaker, I was unhappy Amazon did nothing to rectify their mistake, and still hasn't changed their product description.

What a value. What a bargain! As with some other posters, I haven't watched ALL of the movies. I bought this set mainly for several of the movies, which I've watched. Some of the very earliest have not so good audio and video, but most of the ones I've seen do. Unlike some other posters who have stated that this set has 10 or 12 movies, please note: My boxed set has 17 movies/TV shows, so I'm wondering if the posters miscounted, or if they re-issued the set with fewer movies? 15 movies, and 2 TV: The Lady Vanishes/ Man Who Knew Too Much/ Secret Agent/ Skin Game/ Number 17/ The Ring/ Jamaica Inn/ Murder!/ Rich & Strange/ Sorcerer's Apprentice/ Young&Innocent/ Cheney Vase (TV)/ Sabotage/ Lodger/ Blackmail/ Easy Virtue/ Manxman. Wadda deal! If you just want to see some of Hitchcock's earliest films, this is a great set to get. If you're a Hitchcock afficionado or collector, you'll want to pay up for a higher quality set. For the average viewer like me, though, this is GREAT deal. And my favorite, The Lady Vanishes, is of adequate quality for my purposes. As good as any quality I'd see on TCM. Happy viewing!

I LUV Hitchcock, so when I saw this collection with some flicks I hadn't seen, I had to snag it. It's fabulous! It includes some of the great director's first works - including a silent film on Jack the Ripper. This is a must have for Hitchcock fans - and a great Christmas buy for the classic film buffs on Santa's list.

The director's art is revealed in these early classics. 1920s-1930s, from the silent era to early sound. primitive yet brilliant artistic mastery from one of the great masters of mystery.