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Vertigo

1958
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8.1/10

Release Date

28/05/1958

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
94%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
82%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
100%

Alfred Hitchcock will sweep you into a whirlwind of terror and suspense!

John «Scottie» Ferguson es detective de la policía de San Francisco. Tras una persecución por las azoteas de varias casas, un accidente le obliga a retirarse antes de tiempo y le deja acrofobia y vértigo. Mientras intenta vencer su miedo con un método propio, su amiga Midge, diseñadora de ropa interior y antigua prometida, le asegura que solo un shock emocional severo podría curarle. Entonces un viejo amigo del colegio, Gavin Elster, le encarga vigilar a su esposa Madeleine, que se comporta de forma errática y parece obsesionada con el pasado. Scottie acepta el encargo. Dirige Alfred Hitchcock y protagonizan James Stewart y Kim Novak.

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Facts about Vertigo

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old
Spain releaseJanuary 6, 1989
TV premiereApril 1, 2006
Worldwide premiereMay 9, 1958
Runtime2 h
Original languageEnglish
Original titleVertigo
CountryUnited States
Production companiesParamount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Budget$2.5M
Worldwide box office$7.8M
Box office in the U.S.$7.9M
Return on investmentx3.2 Box office hit
Based onThe Living and the Dead by Boileau-Narcejac
Trailer views417K

More ratings

4.2/5Letterboxd80/100Trakt8.6/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Vertigo

2Oscar nominations
9total awards
8total nominations
Oscars 2 nom.

Nominations

  • 1959Academy Award for Best Production Design
  • 1959Academy Award for Best Sound

Vertigo Cast

James Stewart
James StewartDet. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Kim Novak
Kim NovakMadeleine Elster / Judy Barton
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel GeddesMarjorie 'Midge' Wood
Tom Helmore
Tom HelmoreGavin Elster
Henry Jones
Henry JonesCoroner
Raymond Bailey
Raymond BaileyScottie's Doctor
Ellen Corby
Ellen CorbyManager of McKittrick Hotel
Konstantin Shayne
Konstantin ShaynePop Leibel
Lee Patrick
Lee PatrickCar Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
Bess Flowers
Bess FlowersDiner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred HitchcockMan Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
David Ahdar
David AhdarPriest (uncredited)
Sara Taft
Sara TaftNun (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
Ezelle PouleOlder Mistaken Identity (uncredited)
John Benson
John BensonSalesman (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Paul BryarCaptain Hansen (uncredited)
Steve Conte
Steve ConteBurglar (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Fred GrahamPoliceman on Rooftop (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Forbes MurrayDiner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Raoul FreemanDiner at Ernie's (uncredited)

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Cast of Vertigo by the numbers

80average cast age in years
25years of age gap between the leads
39%women in the cast
9%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Kim Novak, age 55 at release. The oldest: Konstantin Shayne, at 100.

Cast ages at release

  • James Stewart80 years old
  • Kim Novak55 years old
  • Barbara Bel Geddes66 years old
  • Tom Helmore85 years old
  • Henry Jones76 years old
  • Raymond Bailey84 years old
  • Ellen Corby77 years old
  • Konstantin Shayne100 years old
  • Lee Patrick87 years old
  • Bess Flowers90 years old

Cast heights

Crew

  • AddressAlfred Hitchcock
  • WritingAlec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor
  • Original novelPierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac
  • MusicBernard Herrmann
  • PhotographyRobert Burks
  • EditingGeorge Tomasini
  • Costume designEdith Head
  • ProductionAlfred Hitchcock

Trivia about Vertigo

Es la primera película en usar el travelling compensado, un efecto de cámara que distorsiona la perspectiva y que dio nombre al llamado «efecto vértigo».
Los motivos giratorios de la secuencia de títulos los creó el animador John Whitney con un Kerrison Predictor, una computadora mecánica usada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial para apuntar cañones antiaéreos.
En su estreno original apenas recuperó el coste: ganó 3,2 millones de dólares en alquileres para distribuidoras norteamericanas frente a un coste de 2.479.000 dólares.
La partitura de Bernard Herrmann se grabó en Londres y Viena porque había una huelga de músicos en Estados Unidos.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Vertigo

planlove of one's lifesense of guiltsan francisco, californiasuicide attemptobsessionbachelordetectivenecklacevertigomuseumpaintinginsurance fraudfilm noirgolden gate bridgepsychological thrillerrescue from drowningparanoidneo-noirnervousfear of heightsdark romancecomplicatedvistavision

Main theme: suicide, acrophobia

What Vertigo is called in other countries

It was released in 41 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainVértigo
  • FranceSueurs froides (Vertigo)
  • GermanyVertigo - Aus dem Reich der Toten
  • ItalyLa donna che visse due volte
  • BrazilUm Corpo Que Cai
  • PortugalA Mulher Que Viveu Duas Vezes
  • JapanMemai
  • South Korea현기증
  • China迷魂记
  • Indiaवर्टिगो
  • RussiaГоловокружение
  • United StatesAlfred Hitchcock's Vertigo
See the remaining 29 countries
  • ArmeniaՎերտիգո
  • BelgiumZij die tweemal leefde
  • BulgariaШемет
  • CanadaSueurs froides
  • CroatiaVrtoglavica
  • CzechiaZávrať
  • DenmarkEn kvinde skygges
  • EstoniaPeapööritus
  • FinlandRöd tår
  • Georgiaთავბრუსხვევა
  • GreeceDesmotis tou iliggou
  • Hong Kong迷魂記
  • HungarySzédülés
  • Iranسرگیجه
  • Iraqدوار
  • Israelורטיגו
  • LithuaniaSvaigulys
  • NetherlandsDe vrouw die tweemaal leefde
  • PolandZawrót głowy
  • RomaniaAmețeala
  • RussiaНаваждение
  • SerbiaВртоглавица
  • SloveniaVrtoglavica
  • SwedenStudie i brott
  • Taiwan迷魂記
  • Thailandปมพิศวาส
  • TurkeyÖlüm Korkusu
  • UkraineЗапамопочення
  • VietnamChóng Mặt

Where it was filmed Vertigo

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by Vertigo

  • Well, I think that explains it. Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background like that!
  • The things that spell San Francisco to me are disappearing fast. I should have liked to have lived here then. Color, excitement, power, freedom.
  • I heard that one before too. I remind you of someone you used to be madly in love with, but then she ditched ya for another guy. And you've been carrying the torch ever since. Then you saw me and something clicked.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Soundtrack from Vertigo

Original music by Bernard Herrmann

Vertigo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
SoundtrackVertigo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Bernard Herrmann · 1995 · 16 songs
SpotifyApple MusicDeezer

Songs

  1. 1
    Prelude And Rooftop
    4:44
  2. 2
    Scotty Tails Madeleine (Including Madeleine's First Appearance / Madeleine's Car / The Flower Shop / The Alleyway / The Mission /
    6:19
  3. 3
    Carlotta's Portrait
    1:57
  4. 4
    The Bay
    2:59
  5. 5
    By The Fireside
    2:56
  6. 6
    The Streets
    2:25
  7. 7
    The Forest
    3:48
  8. 8
    The Beach
    3:31
  9. 9
    The Dream
    2:46
  10. 10
    Farewell And The Tower
    6:58

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