Vertigo (1958)
Genre Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Studio Universal Studios
Movie Release Date 1958
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance)
Running Time 128 mins
Format DVD-RIP
Color Color
IMDb Rating 8.5
Cast
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
Crew
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Writer Samuel A. Taylor
Writer Pierre Boileau
Producer Alfred Hitchcock
Producer Herbert Coleman
Composer Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography Robert Burks
Tagline
A Hitchcock thriller. You should see it from the beginning!
Plot
Police detective John 'Scottie' Ferguson is asked by an old college friend, Gavin Elster, if he would have a look into his wife Madeleine's odd behavior. Lately, she's taken to believing that she is the reincarnation of a woman who died many years ago and Elster is concerned about her sanity. Scottie follows her and rescues her from an apparent suicide attempt when she jumps into San Francisco bay. He gets to know her and falls in love with her. They go to an old mission church and he is unable to stop her from climbing to the top of the steeple, owing to his vertigo, where she jumps to her death. A subsequent inquiry finds that she committed suicide but faults Scottie for not stopping her in the first place. Several months later, he meets Judy Barton, a woman who is the spitting image of Madeleine. He can't explain it, but she is identical to the woman who died. He tries to re-make her into Madeleine's image by getting her to dye her hair and wear the same type of clothes. He soon begins to realize however that he has been duped and was a pawn in a complex piece of theater that was meant to end in tragedy.
Special Features
Disc 01: Alternate Ending
Audio Commentary
Production Notes
Disc 02: Featurette(s)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "The Case of Mr. Pelham"
Personal Details
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon.com
IMDB
Edition Details
Format DVD-RIP
Region Any Region
Release Country USA
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 2
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Release Date 07-10-2008