Vertigo
Movie (1958)
Thriller, Romance, Mystery
In Collection
#1574
0*
DivX
128 mins
IMDB

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

Director Alfred Hitchcock
Producer Alfred Hitchcock
Herbert Coleman
Writer Samuel A. Taylor
Pierre Boileau
Cinematography Robert Burks
Musician Bernard Herrmann

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.

Edition Details
Country USA
Language English
Region Region 1
No. of Disks/Tapes 1