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Paramount Pictures & Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions present

Vertigo

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

“Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!”

19582h 8mPGMystery

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Paramount Pictures & Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions present

Vertigo

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

“Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!”

19582h 8mPGMystery

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§ Synopsis

Mystery · Romance · Thriller

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.

§ Keywords

what it's about

plan love of one's life sense of guilt san francisco, california suicide attempt obsession bachelor detective necklace vertigo museum painting insurance fraud film noir golden gate bridge psychological thriller rescue from drowning paranoid neo-noir nervous fear of heights dark romance complicated vistavision

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Screenplay

Samuel A. Taylor

Cinematography

Music

Bernard Herrmann

§ Cast

8 of 20

James Stewart

as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

Kim Novak

as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes

as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood

Tom Helmore

as Gavin Elster

Henry Jones

Raymond Bailey

as Scottie's Doctor

Ellen Corby

as Manager of McKittrick Hotel

Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne

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