Vertigo
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.
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Stamford | Available |
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Subject |
Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989 > Film adaptations. Vertigo > Drama. Murder > Drama. Police > California > San Francisco > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. |
Genre |
Romantic plays. Video recordings. Detective and mystery films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. |
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012]
- Copyright ©2012
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. Based on the novel: D'entre les morts / by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. Special features include: Obsessed with Vertigo: new life for Hitchcock's masterpiece, directed and produced by Harrison Engle for American Movie Classics; commentary with associate producer Herbert Coleman; restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz; production notes; theatrical trailers; foreign censorship ending; the Vertigo archives. GMD: videodisc. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Robert Burks ; edited by George Tomasini ; music by Bernard Herrmann ; costumes, Edith Head. |
Participant or Performer Note: | James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; dual-layer format; anamorphic widescreen presentaion (1.85:1 aspect); Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo and 2.0 mono. |
Language Note: | English; with optional English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles. |
Awards Note: | National Film Registry selection, 1989. |