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Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts ( From Among the Dead) by Boileau-Narcejac, with a screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor.
A former detective becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman he is hired to trail, while struggling with his acrophobia and vertigo. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1958 masterpiece.
A retired detective suffers from vertigo and becomes obsessed with a woman who looks like his dead lover. Watch the classic film on Prime Video, Fandango at Home, or read critics reviews and ratings.
May 29, 2024 · Vertigo, American psychological thriller film, released in 1958, that is considered one of director Alfred Hitchcock’s most complex movies. Although it received a lukewarm reception upon its release, Vertigo is now commonly ranked among the greatest movies ever made.
Oct 13, 1996 · Ebert analyzes the themes, symbols and techniques of Vertigo, a film about a man obsessed with a woman who does not exist. He praises the film as Hitchcock's most confessional and complex work, and the greatest single shot in cinema.
Set among San Francisco's renowned landmarks, James Stewart is brilliant as Scottie Ferguson, an acrophobic detective hired to shadow a friend's suicidal wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak). After he...
Sep 2, 2011 · Elster's wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak), has been possessed by a spirit, and Elster wants Scottie to follow her. He hesitantly agrees, and thus begins the film's wordless montage as Scottie...
