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January 1, 1958 |
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Universal Pictures |
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128 min |
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Overwiew :During a rooftop chase, police detective John 'Scottie' Ferguson is overcome with a severe case of acrophobia--a deep fear of falling which results in a stultifying vertigo--that leads to the death of a fellow officer. After retiring from the police force, Scottie attempts to return to a normal life, but his life takes another unusual turn when an old school aquaintance asks Scottie to shadow his wife, the luminescently beautiful but utterly mysterious Madeleine. Scottie is wary but the minute he sees her he cannot resist the chase. |
Starring :
James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones
Directors :
Alfred Hitchcock
Producers :
Alfred Hitchcock, James C. Katz, Herbert Coleman
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www.washingtonpost.com - : After watching ''Vertigo'' at the Uptown, I was awestruck. Having only seen ''Vertigo'' on 16mm prints and videotape, I had not appreciated the piercing blueness of Stewart’s eyes, Novak’s eyebrow-raising voluptuousness, Bernard Herrmann’s soaring score and the expansive splendor of Vistavision, as Stewart and Novak saunter against a San Francisco backdrop of hilly streets, parks and the Golden Gate Bridge. To watch this movie as it should be seen is too primal an experience to miss. Do yourself an aesthetic favor: Take the plunge. You’ll love the fall all the way down. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : With this masterfully conceived spine-tingler, Alfred Hitchcock once again affirms his standing as movieland's king of the suspense drama, and with the potent marquee combination of Kim Novak and James Stewart the film should be one of the year's top draws at the boxoffice. Photographed in San Francisco in exquisite color, the authentic backgrounds--including the famed Ernie's restaurant, Mission Dolores and Nob Hill--lend added impact to Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor's tautly drawn screenplay, which manages to tell three distinct types of story in this one picture without a moment of audience confusion. Through it all runs Hitchcock's superb directorial hand, gleaning top performances from a meticulously chosen cast. Stewart gives his finest screen portrayal to date in an exacting role that keeps him on camera almost continuously, and Miss Novak provides a solid bit of thespian art that should establish her as something more than one of filmland's glamor girls. Barbara Bel Geddes handles her rather limited role as Stewart's practical-minded girlfriend with sureness and humor, and Tom Helmore and Henry Jones are standouts in smaller parts. Technical credits are tops. more...
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : Hitchcock films in general, and Vertigo in particular (which many critics view as the Master of Suspense's greatest achievement), have influenced an entire generation of film makers, from Martin Scorsese to Brian DePalma and David Lynch. Hitchcock's innovative use of back- screen projection and camera tricks (such as simultaneously zooming in and tracking out) to enhance suspense and draw the audience deeper into the narrative have frequently been emulated, but rarely equaled. From a craft standpoint, Vertigo represents the director in peak form. more...
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