Vertigo (1958)
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor.
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James Stewart as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson |
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Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton |
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Barbara Bel Geddes as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood |
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Tom Helmore as Gavin Elster |
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Henry Jones as Coroner |
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Raymond Bailey as Scottie's Doctor |
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Ellen Corby as Manager of McKittrick Hotel |
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Konstantin Shayne as Pop Leibel |
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Lee Patrick as Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine |
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Bess Flowers as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited) |
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Alfred Hitchcock as Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited) |
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David Ahdar as Priest (uncredited) |
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Sara Taft as Nun (uncredited) |
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Ezelle Poule as Older mistaken identity (uncredited) |
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John Benson as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Paul Bryar as Capt. Hansen (uncredited) |
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Steve Conte as Burglar (uncredited) |
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Fred Graham as Policeman on Rooftop (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Editing | George Tomasini | Editor |
| Art | Henry Bumstead | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Burks | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alfred Hitchcock | Producer |
| Visual Effects | W. Wallace Kelley | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Production | Herbert Coleman | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Directing | Daniel McCauley | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Writing | Pierre Boileau | Novel |
| Writing | Thomas Narcejac | Novel |
| Writing | Alec Coppel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Samuel A. Taylor | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alfred Hitchcock | Director |