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Vertigo (1958)  link to Vertigo on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 344

cover Vertigo

IMDb Rating:
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8.4/10 (255621 votes)

Country: USA, 2h 08min

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Thriller, Romance, Mystery

Director(s): Alfred Hitchcock

Cast: James Stewart (as John 'Scottie' Ferguson), Kim Novak (as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton), Barbara Bel Geddes (as Midge Wood), Tom Helmore (as Gavin Elster), Henry Jones (as Coroner)

Medium: Original DVD,

Storyline: John "Scottie" Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating suicide, because she believes she is possessed by a dead ancestor. Scottie is skeptical, but agrees after he sees the beautiful Madeleine.

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.55:1