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The lady vanishes
Title
The lady vanishes [videorecording] / directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay, Sydney Gilliatt and Frank Launder ; a Gainsborough picture ; [producer, Edward Black].
ISBN
9781604650006
1604650001
Edition
Special ed.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, c2007.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel: The wheel spins / by Ethel Lina White.
Originally released as motion picture in 1938.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; Crook's tour, a 1941 feature-length Charters and Caldicott adventure, available for the first time on home video, starring Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne reprising their beloved The lady vanishes roles; excerpts from François Truffaut's legendary 1962 audio interview with Alfred Hitchcock; Mystery train, a new video essay about Hitchcock and The lady vanishes by Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff; stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and promotional art; plus: new essays by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and Hitchcock scholar Charles Barr.
Director of photography, Jack Cox; editor, R.E. Dearing; musical director, Louis Levy.
Summary
Travelers on a trans-European train are put up in a hotel for the night due to bad weather. Shortly after the journey begins in the morning, people begin to disappear. Bonus features include commentary; documentary; essays; and more.
Variant and related titles
Crook's tour.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 03, 2008
Credits
Director of photography, Jack Cox; editor, R.E. Dearing; musical director, Louis Levy.
Cast
Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty, Cecil Parker, Linden Travers, Naunton Wayne, Basil Radford, Mary Clare, Emile Boreo, Googie Withers, Sally Stewart, Philip Leaver, Zelma Vas Dias, Catherine Lacy, Josephine Wilson, Charles Oliver, Kathleen Tremaine.
System details note
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; NTSC.
Audience
Not rated.
Videorecording number
CC1663D The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Feature films.
Spy films.
Also listed under
Gainsborough Studios.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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