Alfred Hitchcock · 1940s

3 films directed by Alfred Hitchcock from the 1940s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 3 S-Tier picks including Rope, Shadow of a Doubt, Saboteur.

Decade

All 16 1940s 3 1950s 6 1960s 5 1970s 2

Year

All 3 1940 0 1941 0 1942 1 1943 1 1944 0 1945 0 1946 0 1947 0 1948 1 1949 0

Rope(1948)

7.9/10

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

S-Tier

Part of the Hitchcock Classics Collection Volume 3, which has been discounted as low as $18 USD with coupons. Collectors consistently say the set is worth it for Rope and Frenzy alone. The biggest collector request is Dial M for Murder in 4K, followed by North By Northwest. The single-take technique makes this one interesting to revisit on a better display.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Saboteur(1942)

6.9/10

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

S-Tier

Part of Universal's Hitchcock 4K rollout alongside Shadow of a Doubt and Rope. The black and white photography is preserved in its original 4:3 ratio. Underrated even among Hitchcock fans, with reviewers calling it vastly overlooked. The Statue of Liberty climax is the sequence everyone remembers.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Shadow of a Doubt(1943)

7.5/10

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

S-Tier

Part of Universal's 2022 Hitchcock 4K expansion alongside Saboteur and Rope. One of Hitchcock's best and consistently called underrated even by his own fans. The Wrong Man in 4K is the next Hitchcock request that keeps surfacing. Thin standalone discussion since most collectors buy it inside the Universal set.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray