Post by captainofbeef on Apr 23, 2006 0:29:43 GMT -5
DOUBLE DISC SET
- Glorious new digital film and sound restoration
- Commentary by film scholar Leonard J. Leff, author of Hitchcock and Selznick: The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick in Hollywood
- Isolated music and effects track
- Rare screen, hair, makeup and costume tests including Vivien Leigh, Anne Baxter, Loretta Young, Margaret Sullavan, and Joan Fontaine
- Hitchcock on Rebecca, excerpts from his conversations with FranÃois Truffaut
- Phone interviews with stars Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson from 1986
- Hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos chronicling the film's production from location scouting, set photos, and wardrobe continuity to ads, posters, and promotional memorabilia
- Production correspondence and casting notes
- Deleted scene script excerpts
- 1939 test screening questionnaire
- Essay on Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier
- Footage from the 1940 13th Annual Academy Awards ceremony
- Re-issue trailer
- Three hours of complete radio show adaptations:
* 1938 Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre broadcast, including an interview with Daphne du Maurier
* 1941 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast starring Ronald Colman and Ida Lupino, including an interview with David O. Selznick
* 1950 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh
- 22-page booklet, including liner notes by Robin Wood, author of Hitchcock's Films and Hitchcock's Films Revisited, and George Turner's essay Du Maurier + Selznick + Hitchcock = Rebecca
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
