The Very Best of James Stewart (14 Film Collection) DVD

Collection of 14 classic dramas starring James Stewart. In 'Rear Window' (1954), after breaking his leg during a shoot, photojournalist L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies (Stewart) is forced to spend a humid summer recuperating in his Greenwich Village apartment, but soon finds a himself a ...Collection of 14 classic dramas starring James Stewart.

In 'Rear Window' (1954), after breaking his leg during a shoot, photojournalist L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies (Stewart) is forced to spend a humid summer recuperating in his Greenwich Village apartment, but soon finds a himself a hobby in watching his neighbours with a set of binoculars. After witnessing a strange set of events, Jeff becomes obsessed with the notion that Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr), who lives in the apartment opposite, has murdered his wife.

In 'Vertigo' (1958), when his fear of heights indirectly causes the death of a colleague, San Francisco cop Scottie (Stewart) retires. He is subsequently hired by magnate Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) to follow his wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak), as Elster says he fears for her life. Scottie becomes bewitched by Madeleine, falling in love with her after saving her from a suicide attempt.

However, when Scottie's vertigo prevents him saving Madeleine from a second attempt to kill herself, he becomes obsessed with recreating the dead woman's image. In 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946), Stewart stars as George Bailey, a man who has spent his entire life in the small town of Bedford Falls. Despite his yearning to see the world, George has always sacrificed his personal ambitions for the sake of his family and the local community, settling down to marry his childhood sweetheart, Mary (Donna Reed), and raise a family.

However, when a huge amount of money goes missing from his savings and loans company he panics and finds himself preparing to commit suicide. He is shown the error of this idea by Clarence (Henry Travers), an angel who has been sent to Earth in order to earn his wings. To this end, Clarence shows George just how badly Bedford Falls and its residents would have turned out had he never been born.