Vertigo /

Vertigo / Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc. and Paramount Pictures Corporation ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor. , United States - 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - plastic metal 4 3/4 in. stamping - Alfred Hitchcock collection . - Alfred Hitchcock collection. .

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. Based on the novel: D'entre les morts / by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. Special features include: Obsessed with Vertigo: new life for Hitchcock's masterpiece, directed and produced by Harrison Engle for American Movie Classics; commentary with associate producer Herbert Coleman; restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz; production notes; theatrical trailers; foreign censorship ending; the Vertigo archives.

Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

Director of photography, Robert Burks ; edited by George Tomasini ; music by Bernard Herrmann ; costumes, Edith Head. Director of photography, Robert Burks ; edited by George Tomasini ; music by Bernard Herrmann ; costumes, Edith Head.

James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby.

San Francisco police detective Scottie Ferguson is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe fear of heights. When a rich shipbuilder hires Scottie to follow his wife, who may be suicidal, Scottie finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually Ferguson becomes obsessed with the chance to re-create her in another woman.

MPAA rating: PG.


DVD; NTSC; region 1; dual-layer format; anamorphic widescreen presentation (1.85:1 aspect); Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo and 2.0 mono.


English; with optional English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles.

National Film Registry selection, 1989.

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61122484 Universal 61182076 Universal


Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989 --Film adaptations.


Vertigo--Drama.
Murder--Drama.
Police--California--San Francisco--Drama.
Love--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.


Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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