SYNOPSIS: The best known of Hitchcock’s British films, this civilized spy yarn follows the escapades of Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), who stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors—a chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued. Adapted from John Buchan’s novel, this classic Hitchcock “wrong man” thriller encapsulates themes that anticipate the director’s biggest American films (especially North by Northwest), and is a standout among his early works.
I prefer the painted artwork much more, it gives a classic lost era feel to film as opposed to the art house cover. The colors are gorgeous and it could be the cover of a Phillip Marlowe novel and gives us the idea that we will be getting romance and espionage in one film. Robert's pencil thin mustache and Madeleines hair also point to a lost era of leading men and ladies in film. The art house cover says less about the film and lacks the usual exellence and effort the art team at Criterion puts forth, so go with the first cover.
Criterion Canvas box art grade: B-
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