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Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Featuring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Gladys Cooper, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith
“Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Rebecca’s haunting opening line conjures the entirety of Hitchcock’s romantic, suspenseful, elegant film. A young woman (Joan Fontaine) believes her every dream has come true when her whirlwind romance with the dashing Maxim de Winter culminates in marriage. But she soon realizes that Rebecca, the late first Mrs. de Winter, haunts both the temperamental, brooding Maxim and the de Winter mansion, Manderley. In order for Maxim and the new Mrs. de Winter to have a future, Rebecca’s spell must be broken and the mystery of her violent death unraveled. The first collaboration between producer David O. Selznick and Hitchcock, Rebecca was adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s popular novel and won the 1940 Academy Award™ for Best Picture and Cinematography (Black and White).
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
DVD-5 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Isolated Score or Effects, Behind the Scenes Footage, Audio Interview, Gallery, Text, Newsreel Footage, Theatrical Trailer, Radio Program, Booklet
- Commentary by film scholar Leonard 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
- Alfred Hitchcock on Rebecca, excerpts from his conversations with François Truffaut
- Phone interviews with stars Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson from 1986
- Hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos chronicling the film
- 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
- Re-issue trailer
- 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
- A 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"
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Release Credits
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Artwork: William Logan
Artwork: Steve Blakley
Artwork: Amy Hoisington
Release Notes on Restoration
Rebecca
Rebecca is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The picture was restored and preserved from the original 35mm nitrate camera negative, a 35mm nitrate fine-grain master, and a 35mm nitrate print. A newly printed 35mm fine-grain master was used for the digital film-to-tape transfer. Inherent film artifacts were corrected in video with MTI Digital Restoration System.
The soundtrack for Rebecca was restored and preserved from the original 35mm nitrate optical soundtrack negative, a 35mm acetate dupe negative, and a 35mm magnetic music and effects master. New 35mm magnetic analog masters and DA-88 digital masters were created utilizing Sonic Solutions noise reduction software.
The soundtrack for Rebecca was restored and preserved from the original 35mm nitrate optical soundtrack negative, a 35mm acetate dupe negative, and a 35mm magnetic music and effects master. New 35mm magnetic analog masters and DA-88 digital masters were created utilizing Sonic Solutions noise reduction software.