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Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a train
(DVD)
Contributors
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 film director,
Granger, Farley, actor.
Roman, Ruth, 1922-1999, actor.
Walker, Robert, 1918-1951, actor.
Carroll, Leo G., 1886-1972, actor.
Granger, Farley, actor.
Roman, Ruth, 1922-1999, actor.
Walker, Robert, 1918-1951, actor.
Carroll, Leo G., 1886-1972, actor.
Status
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
MY 1868
1 available
MY 1868
1 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Copy Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement | MY 1868 | #1-2 | On Shelf |
More Details
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (101, 103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
085393197520
Notes
General Note
Nominated for an Academy Award and winner of the National Board of Review, USA, NBR Award, Top Ten Film.
General Note
Adaptation by Whitfield Cook from the novel by Patricia Highsmith.
General Note
DVD release of the 1951 motion picture.
General Note
Special features of Disc 1: Final release version with commentary by director Peter Bogdanovich, Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stefano, Patricia Highsmith biographer Andrew Wilson and several Hitchcock colleagues, aficionados and family members, plus the suspense master himself in an interview excerpt ; theatrical trailer.
General Note
Special features of Disc 2: preview version uncovered in 1991 and theatrically issued in 1996 ; new making-of documentary: Strangers on a train: a Hitchcock classic, with Farley Granger, Pat Hitchcock O'Connell, film historian Richard Schickel, and other Hitchcock family members, colleagues and aficionados recalling the making of a suspense landmark ; 3 intriguing featurettes: The Hitchcocks on Hitch, Strangers on a train: the vicim's P.O.V. and Strangers on a train: an appreciation by M. Night Shyamalan ; Alfred Hitchcock's historical meeting vintage newsreel.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, William Ziegler ; original music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Participants/Performers
Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Kasey Rogers, Marion Lorne, Jonathan Hale, Howard St. John, Norma Varden, Robert Gist.
Description
Guy Haines, a tennis star who hates his wife, is approached on a train by a stranger, Bruno Anthony, who hates his father. Anthony offers a plan: each could kill the other's victim. No motive, no clue would link the two murders save the casual meeting of strangers on a train.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG : for some violence and tension.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio tracks in English and French (French is for final release version only) ; subtitled in English, French and Spanish ; closed captioned for main feature only.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hitchcock, A., Granger, F., Roman, R., Walker, R., Carroll, L. G., Hitchcock, P., Rogers, K., Lorne, M., Hale, J., St. John, H., Varden, N., Gist, R., Tiomkin, D., Bogdanovich, P., Stefano, J., Schickel, R., Shyamalan, M. N., & Chandler, R. (2004). Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a train (Two-disc special edition). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alfred Hitchcock et al.. 2004. Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On a Train. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alfred Hitchcock et al.. Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On a Train Warner Home Video, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hitchcock, Alfred, et al. Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On a Train Two-disc special edition, Warner Home Video, 2004.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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