Vertigo

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Vertigo - Collector's Edition

Vertigo is Alfred Hitchcock's haunting tale of deception, madness, and death, a masterful exploration of fantasy and anxiety. Scottie Ferguson is a retired detective, his career ended by the onset of a paralyzing fear of heights. An old friend, the wealthy Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore), hires Ferguson to follow his wife (Kim Novak), whom, he explains, has grown obsessed with an ancestor of hers. The assignment, however, draws Ferguson out of his comfortable role as observer and into a complex web of intrigue, mingled with the detective's own fantasies and fears. Stewart gives an exceptional performance as the disintegrating detective, while Novak, who was left largely undirected by Hitchcock, conveys a subtle and powerful psychological journey.

Selected for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry of American Film.

DVD - Collector's Edition

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Available subtitles: Spanish, French, English (captions)
Closed-captioned
Widescreen letterbox format
Dolby Stereo
Commentary by associate producer Herbert Coleman, restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, and Steven Smith (III), author of "A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann" and Vertigo participants
Production notes
Theatrical trailer(s)
"Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Alfred Hitchcock's Masterpiece", an original American Movie Classic documentary, narrated by Roddy McDowall and featuring new interviews with Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes, Alfred Hitchcock's daughter Patricia Hitchcock, producer Herbert Coleman, restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, and others involved in the movie's production
Foreign censorship ending
Storyboards, Production drawings, production photographs and advertising materials

Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Color
128 minutes
Released: 1958
Rated: PG

Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller

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