Movie
Vertigo
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-05-09
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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)
- Alfred Hitchcock as Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
- David Ahdar as Priest (uncredited)
Crew
- Alfred Hitchcock - Director
- Alec Coppel - Screenplay
- Samuel A. Taylor - Screenplay
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