Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Television Collection - [DVD]

Fifty-nine-disc set includes: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Complete Series (1955-1962)"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." The Master of Suspense hosted, executive produced and occasionally directed episodes of this popular mystery anthology collection that ran on CBS (and later NBC) from 1955-1962. The show, which was known for Hitchcock's wryly funny wrap-around segments, featured the work of directors Robert Altman and Arthur Hiller, writers Ray Bradbury and Roald Dahl, and such future featuring as Steve McQueen, Robert Redford and Charles Bronson. 268 episodes on 35 discs. 114 hrs. BW/Rtg: TV-14The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete Series (1962-1965)After seven years on the air, Hitchcock's groundbreaking mystery anthology collection, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," returned in an expanded format with a new title-"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"-with the master himself directing 17 episodes. Also among those behind the lens were Sydney Pollack, Jack Smight, William Friedkin, Leo Penn, and Norman Lloyd, and featuring included Angie Dickinson, Richard Basehart, Peter Falk, Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield, Peter Graves, Ray Milland, and more. 93 episodes on 24 discs. 77 1/2 hrs. BW/Rtg: TV-PGStandard; Soundtrack: English. Region Free