Overview:
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.| Status: | Released (1958-05-28) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 7 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $7,863,310 |
| Screen: | Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor, Pierre Boileau |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 854: James Stewart - Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
- 5729: Kim Novak - Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
- 5730: Barbara Bel Geddes - Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
- 5731: Tom Helmore - Gavin Elster
- 5732: Henry Jones - Coroner
- 5737: Raymond Bailey - Scottie's Doctor
- 5738: Ellen Corby - Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Crews
- 4350: Edith Head - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 2655: George Tomasini - Editor - Editing
- 369: Henry Bumstead - Art Direction - Art
- 5188: Hal Pereira - Art Direction - Art
- 1045: Bernard Herrmann - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2654: Robert Burks - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2636: Alfred Hitchcock - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Eky
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All I know, this film wasn’t so successful at first and this probably because the audience didn’t expect a film so dark and claustrophobic. Vertigo was so strange already from the beginning because of its surreal and nightmarish atmosphere. I bow to Hitchcock in his creativity in vis ....
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I will never understand the universal adoration for Vertigo. Blindly inherited wisdom is the only explanation. How anyone could prefer this to North by Northwest or Rear Window is beyond me. An exceptionally made, exceptionally boring movie
Continue reading ->barrymost
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A tense, dizzying thriller from the Master. Plot in a nutshell: A retired detective suffering from acrophobia takes the case of an old college chum's wife, who may be possessed by the spirit of her great-grandmother who committed suicide many years previous. But of course, a much ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Not one of my favorites from Hitchcock, and certainly dower, but still visually striking and two amazing performances from James Stewart and Kim Novak. This is only the second time seeing this, guessing the last time was maybe 10 years ago or so, not entirely sure when I'll revisit i ....
Continue reading ->James
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Perhaps it’s due to my dislike for the overrated “North By Northwest”, but as of now this is my favourite Hitchcock.
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