Vertigo

Synopsis

Alfred Hitchcock’s dream-like story of doomed love, mental breakdown, phobia and doppelgängers stars James Stewart as a detective who suffers from a fear of heights. Hired to protect the wife of an old friend, he suffers a mental breakdown after she dies and he is blamed for her suicide. With its romantic images of San Francisco and a memorable, Wagnerian music score by Bernard Herrmann, this is one of the director’s most critically acclaimed films.
Vertigo displaced CITIZEN KANE from the top of Sight & Sound magazine’s 2012 poll of the greatest movies ever made (The Guardian, 2019).

Language

English (United States)

Country

United States

Year of release

1958

Subjects

Film studies

Keywords

mental health; phobias; vertigo; San Francisco; Film history

Credits

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Music

Bernard Herrman

Cast

James Stewart

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

£4.62

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

124 minutes

Year

2019

Production Company

Name

Paramount Pictures

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Universal Pictures Video

Web

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Phone

020 7079 6000

Fax

020 7079 6524

Address

Prospect House
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