Strangers On A Train [DVD] NL ondertiteld

Side A
De definitieve versie van Strangers on a Train met commentaar van regisseur Peter Bogdanovich, Joseph Stefano, scenarist van Psycho, Andrew Wilson, de biograaf van Patricia Highsmith en verschillende collega's, afficionado's en familieleden van Hitchcock, plus de meester zelf in een interviewfragment.
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Side B
De in 1991 ontdekte preview versie, die in 1996 officieel in de bioscopen kwam.
Nieuwe making-of documentaire Strangers on the Train: A Hitchcock Classic, met Farley Granger, Pat Hitchcock O'Connell, filmhistoricus Richard Schickel en andere familieleden, collega's en aficionado's van Hitchcock die herinneringen ophalen aan het maken van een mijlpaal in het suspensgenre.
3 intrigerende minidocumentaires: The Hitchcocks on Hitch, Strangers on the Train: Victim's P.O.V. and Strangers on a Train: een bespreking door M. Night Shyamalan.
Alfred Hitchcocks historische ontmoeting, oude nieuwsbeelden.

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Strangers On A Train, a masterpiece, presented here in a finely produced HD release.
Great transfer, great black and white contrast. A film of noir moments galore.
Robert Walker is fabulous as the twisted Bruno.

Strangers on a Train Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras:

Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Benchley, Alfred Hitchcock and many more.

Strangers on a Train Preview Version (SD; 1:42:57). This is the so-called "British" version of the film which runs about two minutes longer than the final cut and has some alternate takes. Interesting more as an "intellectual exercise" than anything else, but indispensable for those interested in seeing how Hitchcock continued to shape his films after an initial cut.

Behind the Story contains these featurettes:
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic (SD; 36:44) is a nice overview with Peter Bogdanovich and several others discussing the importance of the film in the Hitchcock canon;
Strangers on a Train: The Victim's P.O.V. (SD; 7:22) focuses on Kasey Rogers, who performed under the name Laura Elliot in the film;
Strangers on a Train: An Appreciation by M. Night Shyamalan (SD; 12:46) has the director espousing his love for Hitch and the film;
The Hitchcocks on Hitch (SD; 11:20) features Hitch's daughter and granddaughter talking about Hitch. This includes lots of great home movies;
Alfred Hitchcock's Historical Meeting (SD; 1:08) is a weird little snippet without sound that shows Hitch interacting with actors made up as historical characters.