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Cary Grant plays John Robie, reformed jewel thief who was once known as "The Cat," in this suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller. Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but France, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed.
Product details
Language
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English
Parcel Dimensions
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19.05 x 13.34 x 1.27 cm; 68.04 g
Director
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Alfred Hitchcock
Media Format
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Digital_copy, 4K
Run time
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1 hour and 46 minutes
Actors
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Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Charles Vanel, Georgette Anys, Jean Martinelli
Subtitles:
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English, French
Studio
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Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
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I appreciate the remastered picture quality; as, the locations presented in this movie are worth the price. This movie holds up rather nicely, and fun to watch.
This wonderful old Hitchcock movie received an excellent restoration, prompting this purchase. I am glad the team at Paramount, headed by Charlotte Barker, took the necessary care to bring the film back to life. Grace Kelly and Cary Grant head the cast. The other star of the film is the French Riviera. It was Hitchcock’s wife who suggested a unique filming technique for the time- put the camera in a helicopter! The resultant aerial perspective of the Grand Corniche is quite spectacular, given one of the earliest uses of VistaVision to maximize image detail. .
Certainly nothing to complain about. It's well worth the money. For those who already have the standard blu-ray, yes it's a nice upgrade although it's not an earth shaking upgrade. The benefit of 4K varies depending on the scenes. Some scenes it's not very noticeable at all if any, and other scenes it looks noticeably better. All in all, I've had the DVD, the standard blu-ray and now the 4K disc, and I'm very happy that I made the choice to upgrade. Of course, it's miles ahead of the DVD. In fact once you've had even the standard blu-ray, it's difficult to ever watch the DVD again. So yes, if you are lucky enough to own a 4K UHD blu-ray player, then by all means, buy this new 4K UHD upgrade. On a Hitchcock film, any improvement in image quality, however incremental, brings you closer to the original experience the audience had in the theater back when it was first released.
I hadn't seen it for a while. The movie has some nice shots of some cities built onto the edge of the mountains, and of course the scene where Kelly is motoring through villages and along high drop offs is thrilling. The only thing off on this version was the sound. Sometimes it was hard to hear Grant talking. Like when he is in his house, and when he's first in the restaurant. His voice is barely above the background noise. But it seems ok for most of the rest of the movie. And there is some conversation in a foreign language, and its not obvious what they are saying. They say the restaurant owner could not speak any English, and all of his English speaking was using someone elses voice.