Vertigo

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film mystery film psychological thriller film

Vertigo is a 1958 psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its exploration of obsession, identity, and visual innovation, and often cited as one of the greatest films in cinema history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ
AFI100Years100Movies1998Rank 61 ⓘ
AFI100Years100Movies2007Rank 9 ⓘ
aspectRatio 1.85:1 ⓘ
basedOn D’entre les morts ⓘ
novel ⓘ
castMember Barbara Bel Geddes NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Stewart ⓘ
Kim Novak NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tom Helmore ⓘ
character John "Scottie" Ferguson ⓘ
Judy Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madeleine Elster ⓘ
Midge Wood ⓘ
cinemaRanking often cited as one of the greatest films ever made ⓘ
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 ⓘ
filmFormat VistaVision ⓘ
genre film noir ⓘ
mystery ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
hasColor color film ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActor James Stewart ⓘ
leadActress Kim Novak NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor exploration of identity ⓘ
exploration of obsession ⓘ
innovative visual style ⓘ
use of dolly zoom effect ⓘ
originalWorkAuthors Pierre Boileau ⓘ
Thomas Narcejac ⓘ
producer Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ
productionCompany Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions ⓘ
releaseYear 1958 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 128 ⓘ
screenwriter Alec Coppel ⓘ
Samuel A. Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInTimePeriod 1950s ⓘ
settingLocation San Francisco ⓘ
SightAndSoundCriticsPoll2012Rank 1 ⓘ
theme death and desire ⓘ
identity and doubling ⓘ
male gaze ⓘ
romantic obsession ⓘ

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Alfred Hitchcock → directed → Vertigo ⓘ
Alfred Hitchcock → notableWork → Vertigo ⓘ
Edith Head → notableWork → Vertigo ⓘ
James Stewart → notableWork → Vertigo ⓘ