I am so sick of people repeating this tired shibboleth about it being five hours long. That was the first rough assembly. By the time Kramer began previewing it, it was already down to 210" and was trimmed further to 192" when it premiered. Kramer was not foolish enough to think he could release a five-hour movie.

Not to take anything away from Hitchcock, but the fortunate few who've seen TAZA—SON OF COCHISE (made a year earlier) in 3-D know that the incomparable Douglas Sirk figured out exactly how to use the process in an enveloping and creative way. And he was shooting almost entirely exteriors!

Not to take anything away from Hitchcock, but the fortunate few who've seen TAZA—SON OF COCHISE (made a year earlier) in 3-D know that the incomparable Douglas Sirk figured out exactly how to use the process in an enveloping and creative way. And he was shooting almost entirely exteriors!