Fresh
Hitchcock's most tender story.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Vertigo
A tall story about a pushover.
1958 · 2h 8m · PG
Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Overview
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 and cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Director
- James Stewart as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
- Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton
- Barbara Bel Geddes as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
- Tom Helmore as Gavin Elster
- Henry Jones as Coroner
- Raymond Bailey as Scottie's doctor
- Ellen Corby as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
- Konstantin Shayne as Pop Leibel
- Lee Patrick Cast
- Bess Flowers Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of the landmarks -- not merely of the movies, but of 20th-century art.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Why is this movie Hitchcock's masterpiece? Because no movie plunges us more deeply into the dizzying heart of erotic obsession.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Fresh
Slow but totally compelling.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
James Stewart, on camera almost constantly, comes through with a startlingly fine performance as the lawyer-cop who suffers from acrophobia.
Variety Staff, Variety
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