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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 c...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Vertigo (Motion picture : 1958)
Other Authors: Coppel, Alec (Screenwriter), Taylor, Samuel, 1912-2000 (Screenwriter), Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Actor), Novak, Kim (Actor), Bel Geddes, Barbara (Actor), Helmore, Tom (Actor), Jones, Henry, 1912-1999 (Actor), Bailey, Raymond, 1904-1980 (Actor), Corby, Ellen (Actor), Burks, L. Robert, 1909-1968 (director of photography.), Head, Edith (Costume designer), Fulton, John P., 1902-1966 (visual effects provider.), Boileau-Narcejac, Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Encino, California] : [Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc.], [1958]
Subjects:
Ex-police officers > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Vertigo > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Boileau, Pierre, > 1906-1989
Love
Man-woman relationships
Murder
Police
Vertigo
California > San Francisco
Detective and mystery films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Internet videos
Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Internet videos.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Based on the novel D'Entre les morts, by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 8 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:02:08:00
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann.