Vertigo (1958)

Vertigo; 1958

Vertigo (1958)

Universal Studios
Thriller, Romance, Mystery

USA / English 128 min. Buy Vertigo at Amazon.com

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Producer:
Alfred Hitchcock, Herbert Coleman, James C. Katz
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writer:
Samuel A. Taylor, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Alec Coppel
Photography:
Robert Burks
Musician:
Bernard Herrmann

Plot

John Ferguson (James Stewart), known as Scottie, is a cop who has problems with vertigo and getting over the loss of his partner when he falls from a building while in pursuit of a criminal. He takes some time off of his duties until an old friend Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) asks him to follow his wife Madeleine (Kim Novak) as a private detective. Strange things begin to happen with Madeleine and Scottie as he follows her and she begins to act as though she is possessed by the spirit of a long dead woman. Eventually Madeleine ends up jumping from the bell tower at Mission San Juan Bautista, and Scottie is deeply shaken as he has fallen for her during his time following her. Elster takes off to Europe to cope with the loss of his wife and Scottie descends into madness, but eventually shakes it and begins to try to relive his time with Madeleine. Later he meets a woman named Judy Barton (again Kim Novak) that has a striking resemblance to Madeleine, and as he tries to remake her into Madeleine strange things come to light.

Cast

Det. John Ferguson:James Stewart
Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton:Kim Novak
Marjorie Wood:Barbara Bel Geddes
Gavin Elster:Tom Helmore
Coroner:Henry Jones
Scottie's doctor:Raymond Bailey
Manager of McKittrick Hotel:Ellen Corby
Pop Leibel:Konstantin Shayne
Car owner:Lee Patrick
Attorney:Ed Stevlingson

Media

BarcodeEditionFormatDisksRegionRelease Date
096898314633VHS1
5050582013016DVD1Region 2, Region 5
096892018223Special Edition/ Jewel CaseDVD1Region 11998 mar 31
8712609071931DVD1Region 21998
3333297900461DVD1Region 22000 jun 20
025192018329Collector's EditionDVD1Region 12001 jan 25
5035822005143CollectorsDVD1Region 22005 oct 17
5050582362114DVD1Region 22005 oct 17
3259190272514DVD1Region 2, Region 42005 oct 17
3259190278417DVD1Region 22006 mar 20
025195018357Universal Legacy SeriesDVD2Region 12008 oct 7

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