Vertigo
1958 · Movie · PG · 128 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Based on The Living and the Dead
Also known as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo · Darkling I Listen · Fear and Trembling · From Among the Dead
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-05-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 128 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (6,343 votes)
- Box office
- $7,797,728
- Budget
- $2,479,000
Themes
- plan
- love of one's life
- sense of guilt
- san francisco, california
- suicide attempt
- obsession
- bachelor
- detective
- necklace
- vertigo
- museum
- painting
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1959 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Stewart
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Kim Novak
as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
Barbara Bel Geddes
as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Tom Helmore
as Gavin Elster
Henry Jones
as Coroner
Raymond Bailey
as Scottie's Doctor
Ellen Corby
as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Konstantin Shayne
as Pop Leibel
Lee Patrick
as Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
Bess Flowers
as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock