The man who knew too much

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (director.). Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995 (screenwriter.). Lewis, D. B. Wyndham (Dominic Bevan Wyndham), 1891-1969 (screenwriter.). Greenwood, Edwin, (screenwriter.). Rawlinson, A. R., (screenwriter.). Banks, Leslie, 1890-1952 (actor.). Best, Edna, 1900-1974 (actor.). Lorre, Peter, (actor.). Vosper, Frank, 1899-1937 (actor.). Wakefield, Hugh, 1888-1971 (actor.). Pilbeam, Nova, 1919- (actor.). Fresnay, Pierre, 1897-1975 (actor.). Oates, Cicely, 1888-1934 (actor.). Clarke-Smith, D. A. (Douglas A.), 1888-1959 (actor.). Curzon, George, 1898-1976 (actor.). Courant, Curt, (director of photography.). Junge, Alfred, (art director.). Stewart, Hugh, 1910-2011 (film editor.). Benjamin, Arthur, 1893-1960 (composer (expression)). Levy, Louis, 1894-1957 (musical director.). Nehme, Farran Smith, (author.). Janus Films. (Added Author). ITV Studios. (Added Author). Gaumont British Picture Corp. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre Fresney, Cicely Oates, D.A. Clarke Smith, George Curzon. (Cast).

Summary: An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation.

Item details

ISBN: 9781604656800
ISBN: 1604656808
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Publisher: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2013]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934. Special features: New high-definition digital restoration; new audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp; Interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; The illustrated Hitchcock, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock from 1972; Audio excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock; Restoration demonstration; Booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Curt Courant ; art direction, Alfred Junge ; editor, H.St.C. Stewart ; music, Arthur Benjamin ; musical director, Louis Levy.
Participant or Performer Note:	Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre Fresney, Cicely Oates, D.A. Clarke Smith, George Curzon.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; PCM mono.
Language Note:	English dialogue with optional English subtitles.