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Release Date:
21 July 1958 (Brazil) moreTagline:
A Hitchcock thriller. You should see it from the beginning! morePlot:
A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Among the very best. more (495 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| James Stewart | ... | John 'Scottie' Ferguson | |
| Kim Novak | ... | Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton | |
| Barbara Bel Geddes | ... | Midge 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 Mistaken for Madeleine |
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Also Known As:
'Vertigo' (USA) (poster title)Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (USA) (complete title)
Darkling I Listen (USA) (working title)
Fear and Trembling (USA) (working title)
From Among the Dead (USA) (working title)
Illicit Darkening (USA) (working title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
128 min | USA:129 min (1996 restored version)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.50 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DTS 70 mm (1996 re-release) (70 mm prints) | DTS (1996 re-release) (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (1996 re-release) (35 mm prints) | Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18867) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1983) (certificate no. 27072) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1997) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) (1983) | Spain:T | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:12 (1984) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 (1995) | Finland:K-12/9 (1997) | Finland:K-16 (1958) | France:U | Norway:11 (re-rating) (1997) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1988) | West Germany:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)Fun Stuff
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In 2002, named by "Positif" (France) as one of the 50 best films of the last 50 years (critics' choice: #2, readers' choice: #4) moreGoofs:
Continuity: While Scotty is spying on Madeleine in the art museum, the furniture and artwork in the gallery seen through the open doorway next to Carlota's portrait is rearranged between shots. moreSoundtrack:
Symphony No. 34 in C K. 338, 2nd Movement, Andante di Molto (piu tosto allegretto) moreFAQ
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In Boileau-Narcejac's French novel "D'Entre les Morts"= from among the Dead"),the revelation only comes in the last pages,but Hitchcock lets the cat out of the bag long before the end. Boileau-Narcejac's novel is a pure detective story,but the Master wanted more:the movie already outdistances the book in a first part visually wonderful,with memorable scenes,wrapped in mystery ,such as the one with the sequoia,symbol of immortality or the one down by the sea,to rival with the best romantic movies of all time.In the second part,Hitchcock explains in the Truffaut's book,we know but Scottie( James Stewart) does not .And he tries to recreate a dead woman,to transform Judy into Madeleine.This folie à deux ends where the first tragedy occurred ,which gives the movie a strength that the book had not.Read it and you'll realize how its end ,speaking in terms of cinema,had to be modified for the screen.That's Hitchcock's genius.
When Boileau/Narcejac learned that Hitchcock wanted to transfer "Celle Qui N'Etait PLus " (=les Diaboliques" )to the screen,they immediately wrote "D'Entre les Morts " on the same pattern for Hitchcock to direct.