Product Details

• Actors: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, John Gielgud
• Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
• Writers: Alfred Hitchcock, A.R. Rawlinson, Alma Reville, Campbell Dixon, Charles Bennett
• Format: Box set, Black & White, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 10
• Studio: Madacy Records
• VHS Release Date: September 8, 1997
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000007NPV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #289,830 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More Madacy Entertainment trash..., December 7, 1999

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Joseph Cossette (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Alfred Hitchcock Collection (Murder, Number 17, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Sabotage, Secret Agent) (DVD)

Madacy appears to have quite a history of producing low quality transfers from film to DVD. All one needs to do is look at other Amazon reviews (look at some of the Charlie Chaplin DVD reviews). I was extemely disappointed with this DVD set and wished I could get back my money. It was a complete waste of money. We're lucky that Amazon has the ability to review these so others don't waste their hard-earned money also. Also fortunate that Amazon has technical info so we can see who has produced the DVD's.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T ORDER THIS TERRIBLE PACKAGE OF GREAT MOVIES!, November 5, 1999

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Brian (Sherman Oaks, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Alfred Hitchcock Collection (Murder, Number 17, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Sabotage, Secret Agent) (DVD)

Having seen all these superb Hitchcock films before, I was expecting to enjoy the wonder of DVD viewing to enhance the next times around. No go -- owing to poor encoding problems and horrible packaging from the producers (resulting in ALL of the discs coming off their spindles and perhaps being the culprit behing tiny surface scratches), only one of the pictures was even viewable. A gigantic waste of money. Go ahead and order if you must, but be prepared for the hassle of sending it right back to Amazon.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Madacy - worst DVD producer ever, February 18, 2000

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R. M. Kohary (Bothell, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Alfred Hitchcock Collection (Murder, Number 17, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Sabotage, Secret Agent) (DVD)

The editorial review from Amazon.com states, "The prints of the films used in this box set are serviceable and probably comparable to average 16mm classroom or museum presentations." All I can think is that Mr. Keogh is lying or didn't actually watch the discs. The transfers are among the worst ever on DVD, which is typical of all Madacy titles. The films on the discs are unfortunately great - too bad they're unwatchable. Avoid this collection like the plague, and wait for re-releases from reputable distributors.