Vertigo
Summary: A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
Release Date: May 28, 1958
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Runtime: 2 h 08 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,479,000
Domestic: $ 7,705,225
International: $ 99,578
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1950s1950s literature on screen20th century literature on screen26 year old360 degree well shotabrupt endingaccidental deathacrophobiaactress playing multiple rolesactress plays multiple rolesadulteryafiage differencealcoholic drinkalleyambiguous endinganimated sequenceanxietyapartmentapartment buildingart museumartistautomobilebachelorbased on novelbeauty salonbeing followedbeing followed in a carbelfrybell towerbetrayalblond wearing a grey suitbodily possessionbolt upright after nightmarebolting upright from a bad dreambookshopbookstorebouquetbrabrandybrassierebritish carbusinessmancaliforniacalifornia missioncandy cinemacarcatholic missioncemeterychasechase on roofchurchchurch bellchurch graveyardcigarettecigarette smokingclinical depressionclose up of eyesclothing storecollege friendcolor motifcommercial artistconcealed nudityconfessionconversation in carcoolcoroner's inquestcouture dress shopcrime literature on screencryingcrying womancul de saccult classiccult filmdancerdancingde soto motor vehicledeathdeath obsessiondeceptiondetectivedirty old mandizzinessdoctordolly zoomdoor buzzerdreamdream sequencedrinkdrinkingdriver's licensedriving a cardual roledyed haireatingends with deatheucalyptus treeeuropean crime literature on screeneuropean literature on screenex copex fiance ex fiancee relationshipex policemaneyefaintingfainting manfalling from heightfalling to deathfamous scorefear of heightsfeeling dizzyfemale accomplicefemale cryingfemale impostorfemale painterfemale tearsfemme fatalefetishfilm noir in colorfireplaceflash forwardflashbackflowerflower in waterflower shopfollowing someonefollowing someone in a carfoodfoot chaseforeign language adaptationforestfort point san francisco californiaframed photographfrench crime literature on screenfrench literature on screenfriendshipgiant sequoiagirl wears a bathrobegolden gate bridgegravegravestonegraveyardgreat grandmother great granddaughter relationshipguiltguilt complexhairhair salonhanging from a roof gutterhaunted by the pasthoaxhorse statuehotelhotel managerhusbandhusband murders his wifehusband wife relationshipidentity crisisimageryimpersonationimpostorinquestinvestigationjaguar motor vehiclejaguar the carjewelryjudgejumping into waterjurykissknocking on a doorleitmotiflielistening to musicliterature on screenlive action and animationlivery stablelook alikelookalikelooking in a windowlooking out a windowloss of wifelost lovelovemakeovermale female relationshipmale gazemale police officermale protagonistman buys clothes for a womanman carries a woman in his armsman helps a woman to put on her necklaceman holds his hand over a woman's mouthman in loveman uses a caneman wears eyeglassesmanipulationmay december romancemelancholiamelancholymemorymemory lossmen's clubmen's corsetmental blackoutmental breakdownmeta filmmetafictionmirrormissionmistaken identitymoneymontagemother daughter relationshipmozartmurdermurder disguised as a suicidemurder of a police officermurder of wifemurder plotmuseummysterious womannational film registrynecklacenervous breakdownneuroticnew clothesnew dressnightmarenosegaynunnurseobsessionold womanold woman wears eyeglassesolder man younger woman relationshipone word titleorchestral music scorepaintingpalace of the legion of honor san franciscoparanoiaphobiapink braplot twistpolicepolice carpolice detectivepolice officerportrait paintingpresidio san franciscopretending to be someone elsepriestprivate clubprivate detectiveprivate eyepsychiatric hospitalpsychological thrillerrecurring nightmareredwood forestreference to berkeley californiareference to coca colareference to i. magnin & company department store san franciscoreference to jack the ripperreference to mozartreference to oil wells in texasreference to salinas kansasreference to wolfgang amadeus mozartreflection in a mirrorreliving the pastrescuerescue from drowningrestaurantretired detectiveretired police officerretirementriding in carromantic longingromantic obsessionromantic triangleroof chaserooftoprooftop chasesan francisco baysan francisco californiasanatoriumsaving a lifescene of the crimeself destructivenessset upshipbuildershipping companyshipyardskepticskepticismsouvenir of murderspanish missionspiralstablestairwaystairwellstep stoolstoolsubjective camerasuicidesuicide attemptsurprise endingsurrealismsurveillancesuspense mysterytailing someonetea dancetearing up a lettertearstelephonetelephone callthrowing flowers in watertitle spoken by charactertragic eventtrancetransformationtreetree trunkunmailed letterunrequited loveuxoricideverdictvertigovertigo shotvisiting a gravevoice over letterwanderingwifewitness to a suicidewoman dyes her hairwoman in jeopardywoman wears a bathrobewoman wears eyeglasseswooden horse
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