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  1. The film stars James Stewart as a former San Francisco police detective who has retired after an incident in the line of duty caused him to develop an extreme fear of heights accompanied by vertigo. He is hired as a private investigator to report on the strange behavior of an acquaintance's wife ( Kim Novak ).

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0052357Vertigo (1958) - IMDb

    A former police detective becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman he is hired to follow, but she may have a dark secret. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1958 masterpiece of suspense.

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    • Mystery, Romance, Thriller
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • 1958-05-28
  3. Hitchcock's romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. A detective is forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the girl he was...

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    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • PG
    • James Stewart
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  4. May 29, 2024 · Vertigo, American psychological thriller film, released in 1958, that is considered one of director Alfred Hitchcock’s most complex movies. Although it received a lukewarm reception upon its release, Vertigo is now commonly ranked among the greatest movies ever made.

    • Lee Pfeiffer
  5. Sep 2, 2011 · FILM DESCRIPTION: Dismissed when first released, later heralded as one of director Alfred Hitchcock's finest films (and, according to Hitchcock, his most personal one), this adaptation of the...

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  6. A criminal climbs up the rungs of the ladder to the rooftop on a dark San Francisco night. John "Scottie" Ferguson (James Stewart), a detective, and a police officer are hot on his trail. They chase him across the top of buildings. The thief jumps between two buildings, making it across.

  7. Oct 13, 1996 · Ebert analyzes the themes, symbols and techniques of Vertigo, a film about a man obsessed with a woman who does not exist. He praises the film as Hitchcock's most confessional and complex work, and the greatest single shot in cinema.