Vertigo

1958 · directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Rating

99/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, NFR

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.

Vertigo (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• James Stewart
• Kim Novak
• Barbara Bel Geddes
• Tom Helmore
• Henry Jones
• Raymond Bailey
• Ellen Corby
• Konstantin Shayne
• Lee Patrick
• Bess Flowers

Crew

• Robert Burks — Director of Photography
• George Tomasini — Editor
• Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer
• Alec Coppel — Screenplay
• Samuel A. Taylor — Screenplay

More from Alfred Hitchcock

1. Rear Window (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. North by Northwest (1959) — 99/100 · hit
3. Psycho (1960) — 99/100 · hit
4. Rebecca (1940) — 89/100 · hit
5. Notorious (1946) — 86/100 · hit
6. The Lady Vanishes (1938) — 85/100 · hit

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