Vertigo - Movie Review

Rating: 5 out of 5

Awesome and brilliant, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo was recently restored, and its power is immense. Jimmy Stewart never did finer work, and Hitchcock's masterpiece, though its meaning may be lost on many, reveals a man at his most obsessed -- an apt metaphor for Hitch himself. The restored Vertigo features vibrant colors and a crystal clear soundtrack, but it's the tale of Stewart's heights-fearing detective who gets caught up with the woman he's investigating that makes Vertigo such a treat. Old San Francisco has never looked more devious, and Hitchcock has never been better.

DVD features numerous bonus features and remains a definitive collector's item.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1958

Genre: Thriller

Run time: 128 mins

In Theaters: Monday 21st July 1958

Box Office Worldwide: $7.3M

Budget: $2.5M

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Production compaines: Paramount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 5 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Fresh: 57 Rotten: 1

IMDB: 8.4 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Producer: Alfred Hitchcock

Screenwriter: Alec Coppel, Samuel Taylor

Starring: James Stewart as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson, Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton, Barbara Bel Geddes as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood, Tom Helmore as Gavin Elster, Henry Jones as Coroner, Raymond Bailey as Scottie's doctor, Ellen Corby as Manager of McKittrick Hotel, Konstantin Shayne as Pop Leibel, Lee Patrick as Car owner mistaken for Madeleine, Bess Flowers as Diner at Ernie's

Also starring: Alfred Hitchcock, Alec Coppel, Samuel Taylor