film Vertigo

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Vertigo is a 1958 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its innovative camera techniques, haunting score, and exploration of obsession and identity.

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Vertigo (1958 film) 5
Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo 1
Vertigo dream sequence 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
psychological thriller film
aspectOf film noir tradition
author Pierre Boileau
Thomas Narcejac
basedOn D’entre les morts
cinematographer Robert Burks
colorProcess Technicolor
composer Bernard Herrmann
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alfred Hitchcock
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor George Tomasini
filmingLocation Mission San Juan Bautista
San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
genre mystery film
psychological thriller
romantic drama film
includedInList Sight & Sound critics' poll
surface form: Sight & Sound greatest films poll
initialReception mixed reviews
laterRecognition critical acclaim
mainCharacter John "Scottie" Ferguson
Madeleine Elster
narrativeFocus acrophobia
notableFor exploration of identity
exploration of obsession
haunting musical score
innovative camera techniques
use of dolly zoom effect
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy James Stewart
Kim Novak
producer Alfred Hitchcock
productionCompany Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
publicationDate 1958
rankedNumberOneIn Sight & Sound critics' poll
surface form: 2012 Sight & Sound critics’ poll
releaseDate May 9, 1958
runningTime 128 minutes
screenwriter Alec Coppel
Samuel A. Taylor
setInLocation San Francisco
setInPeriod 1950s
starring Barbara Bel Geddes
James Stewart
Kim Novak
Tom Helmore
theme death and rebirth
illusion versus reality
male gaze

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Mission San Juan Bautista usedAsLocationIn film Vertigo
this entity surface form: Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Mission San Juan Bautista mediaAppearance film Vertigo
this entity surface form: Vertigo (1958 film)
VistaVision usedForFilm film Vertigo
this entity surface form: Vertigo (1958 film)
Hal Pereira notableWork film Vertigo
this entity surface form: Vertigo (1958 film)
Vertigo (1958 film) score forWork film Vertigo
this entity surface form: Vertigo (1958 film)
Vertigo (1958 film) score usedIn film Vertigo
this entity surface form: Vertigo dream sequence
John "Scottie" Ferguson createdFor film Vertigo
this entity surface form: the film "Vertigo"
Madeleine Elster firstAppearance film Vertigo
this entity surface form: Vertigo (1958 film)