Vertigo [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Vertigo [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart
James Stewart
, Kim Novak
Kim Novak
, Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
, Tom Helmore
Tom Helmore
Alfred Hitchcock
Vertigo [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Vertigo [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart
James Stewart
, Kim Novak
Kim Novak
, Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
, Tom Helmore
Tom Helmore
Alfred Hitchcock

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Overview

Dismissed when first released, later heralded as one of director Alfred Hitchcock's finest films (and, according to Hitchcock, his most personal one), this adaptation of the French novel D'entre les morts weaves an intricate web of obsession and deceit. It opens as Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) realizes he has vertigo, a condition resulting in a fear of heights, when a police officer is killed trying to rescue him from falling off a building. Scottie then retires from his position as a private investigator, only to be lured into another case by his old college friend, Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore). Elster's wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak), has been possessed by a spirit, and Elster wants Scottie to follow her. He hesitantly agrees, and thus begins the film's wordless montage as Scottie follows the beautiful yet enigmatic Madeleine through 1950s San Francisco (accompanied by Bernard Herrmann's hypnotic score). After saving her from suicide, Scottie begins to fall in love with her, and she appears to feel the same way. Here tragedy strikes, and each twist in the movie's second half changes our preconceptions about the characters and events. In 1996 a new print of Vertigo was released, restoring the original grandeur of the colors and the San Francisco backdrop, as well as digitally enhancing the soundtrack.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/06/2014
UPC: 0025192235535
Original Release: 1958
Rating: PG
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 2:09:00
Sales rank: 3,991

Special Features

Obsessed with Vertigo: New life for Hitchcock's masterpiece; Partners in crime: Hitchcock's collaborators; Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpts; Foreign censorship ending; The Vertigo archives; Feature Commentary with Film Director William Friedkin

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
James Stewart Scotty Ferguson
Kim Novak Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton
Barbara Bel Geddes Midge
Tom Helmore Gavin Elster
Ellen Corby Hotel Proprietor
Henry Jones Coroner
Mollie Dodd Beauty Operator
Raymond Bailey Doctor
Lee Patrick Mistaken Identity
Paul Bryar Capt. Hansen
Margaret Brayton Saleswoman
William Remick Jury Foreman
Julian Petruzzi Flower Vendor
Sara Taft Nun
Fred Graham Policeman
Buck Harrington Gateman
John Benson Salesman
Don Giovanni Salesman
Nina Shipman Young Mistaken Identity
Dori Simmons Middle-Aged Mistaken Identity
Roxann Delman Model
Bruno Santina Waiter
Ed Stevlingson Attorney
Roland Got Maitre d'
Carlo Dotto Bartender
Jack Richardson Man Escort
June Jocelyn Miss Woods
Miliza Milo Saleswoman
Jack Ano Extra
Joanne Genthon Girl in Portrait
Konstantin Shayne Pop Leibel
David Ahdar Priest
Bernard Herrmann Composer

Technical Credits
Alfred Hitchcock Director,Producer
Samuel Taylor Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Farciot Edouart Special Effects
John P. Fulton Special Effects
Wallace Kelly Special Effects
Alec Coppel Screenwriter
Harold Lewis Sound/Sound Designer
George Dutton Sound/Sound Designer
Winston H. Leverett Sound/Sound Designer
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