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Vertigo
Vertigo
Poster
Directed By Alfred Hitchcock
Produced By Alfred Hitchcock
Written By Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor
Release Date
Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
Score By Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography Robert Burks
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Release Date May 9th, 1958
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Budget $2,479,000


Vertigo is a film released in 1958 by Alfred Hitchcock.

Synopsis[]

Hired by a friend to tail his confused wife, Police Officer John Ferguson finds himself falling in love with the mysterious woman, who is revealed to have suicidal tendencies.

Cast[]

  • James Stewart as John "Scottie" Ferguson
  • Kim Novak as Judy Barton/Madeline Ester
  • Barbara Bel Geddes as Midge Wood

Background Information[]

  • Hitchcock originally wanted Vera Miles to play the lead character, but pregnancy forced her to opt out of the production.
  • Kim Novak and James Stewart would later star opposite each other again in the film Bell, Book and Candle.
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