Vertigine (1944)
La bella Laura Hunt è trovata assassinata nel suo appartamento di New York con una revolverata che le ha sfigurato il viso. Il tenente McPherson indaga, appassionandosi al caso in modo ossessivo. Da un romanzo di Vera Caspary, sceneggiato da Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein e Betty Reinhardt. Film di culto per gli amanti del cinema nero: eleganza, decadenza, perversione, crudeltà, umorismo e una forte vena di necrofilia ne fanno un cocktail unico. Il motivo di David Raksin (“Laura”) incanta ancora oggi. Uno di quei film felici dove tutto concorre al risultato finale: regia, sceneggiatura, fotografia (J. LaShelle, premio Oscar), scenografia, musica. Alcune scene furono dirette da Mamoulian, poi sostituito dal produttore D.F. Zanuck con Preminger. 3 minuti tagliati poco dopo l'uscita del film sono stati reintrodotti in certe versioni video.
Direttore:
Otto Preminger
Scrittori:
Samuel Hoffenstein, Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Ring Lardner, Jr..
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Dana Andrews as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson |
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Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt |
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Clifton Webb as Waldo Lydecker |
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Vincent Price as Shelby Carpenter |
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Judith Anderson as Ann Treadwell |
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Dorothy Adams as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited) |
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Wally Albright as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Bobby Barber as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Harry Carter as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Detective (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Christy as Woman (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Ralph Dunn as Fred Callahan (uncredited) |
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Jean Fenwick as Woman (uncredited) |
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Clyde Fillmore as Owner of Bullitt & Co. Ad Agency (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Det. McEveety (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Lee Tung Foo as Waldo's Servant (uncredited) |
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William Forrest as Important Client (uncredited) |
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Frances Gladwin as Woman (uncredited) |
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William Graeff Jr. as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Gray as Woman (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Howard as Ann's Cook Louise (uncredited) |
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Yolanda Lacca as Woman (uncredited) |
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Frank LaRue as Hairdresser (uncredited) |
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Kay Linaker as Woman (uncredited) |
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Gloria Marlen as Woman (uncredited) |
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Thomas Martin as Butler at Party (uncredited) |
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Buster Miles as Johnny the Office Boy (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Man (uncredited) |
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Jane Nigh as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Aileen Pringle as Woman (uncredited) |
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Cyril Ring as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Alexander Sascha as Man (uncredited) |
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Harold Schlickenmayer as Detective (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Man Dining with Laura (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Detective (uncredited) |
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Ben Watson as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Cara Williams as Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited) |
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Eric Wilton as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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James Carlisle as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Writing | Samuel Hoffenstein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jay Dratler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vera Caspary | Novel |
| Sound | David Raksin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Elizabeth Reinhardt | Screenplay |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Production | Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Leland Fuller | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Ring Lardner, Jr. | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tom Dudley | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Benson | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Lloyd Ahern Sr. | Additional Camera |
| Editing | Lyman Hallowell | Additional Editing |
| Art | Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Vinton Vernon | Music |
| Sound | Murray Spivack | Music |
| Crew | Edward Snyder | Special Effects |
| Sound | Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Production | Frances C. Richardson | Researcher |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound Designer |
