Vertigo Movie Review 1958

Hitchcock's romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. Stewart plays a detective forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow policeman and, perhaps, the death of a woman he'd been hired to follow. The appearance of her double (Novak), whom he compulsively transforms into the dead girl's image, leads to a mesmerizing cycle of madness and lies. Features Herrmann's haunting music.

Distribution

Time-Life Video and Television, 1450 Palmyra Ave., Richmond, VA 23227-4420, Phone: (804)266-6330, Toll-free: 800-950-7887, Fax: (757)427-7905

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 126 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Police Detectives, Phobias!, Trees & Forests, Director/Star Teams: Hitchcock & Stewart, San Francisco, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Samuel A. Taylor

Cast

James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Ellen Corby, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Lee Patrick

Cinematography

Robert Burks

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Music

Bernard Herrmann

Producer

Alfred Hitchcock, Paramount Pictures

Awards

AFI 1998: Top 100, Natl. Film Reg. 1989.