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Release Date
May 28, 1958 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 1, 2003
• R2: 21 Apr 2003
Budget $2,479,000
Official Website:
Vertigo Website
Running Time
2 hours, 8 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Paramount Pictures
Studio Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Paramount
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Other Titles
• From Among the Dead
• Illicit Darkening
• Listen Darkling
• Aus dem Reich der Toten (1959)
• Vertigo - Aus dem Reich der Toten (1959)
• Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Drama, Deception, Suspense, Psychodrama, Role-switching, Detectives, Disturbing, Surreal, Mistaken Identity, Tragedy, Murder, Love
Tagline: Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!
Plot: VERTIGO is Alfred Hitchcock's haunting tale of deception, madness, and death--a masterful exploration of fantasy and anxiety. The film ranks with REAR WINDOW as one of the director's most closely studied films for its psychological complexity, while the obsession of its protagonist--John "Scottie" Ferguson (James Stewart)--can also be seen to parallel that of Hitchcock's own fascination with the icy-blonde leading lady he re-created at the center of so many of his films. Ferguson is a retired detective, his career ended by the onset of a paralyzing fear of heights. An old friend, the wealthy Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore), hires Ferguson to follow his wife (Kim Novak), whom, he explains, has grown obsessed with an ancestor of hers. The assignment, however, draws Ferguson out of his comfortable role as observer and into a complex web of intrigue, mingled with the detective's own fantasies and fears. Stewart gives an exceptional performance as the disintegrating detective, while Novak, who was left largely undirected by Hitchcock, conveys a subtle and powerful psychological journey. Another star of the film is its San Francisco setting. VERTIGO is considered one of Hitchcock's most complex, finest films.
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