| Uniform Title |
Vertigo (Motion picture : 1958) |
| Title |
Vertigo. |
| Edition |
Restored version. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Studios, ©2010. |
| ©1958, ©1996 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (124 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures : 9027251. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. |
| "Full colour original feature" -- cover. |
| Based on the novel 'D'Entre Les Morts' by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. |
| Bonus material: Obsessed with Vertigo ; Feature commentary ; Cast and filmmakers ; Theatrical trailers ; Production notes. |
| Included in The James Stewart Hollywood Legend Collection box set, ISBN: 9317731161261. |
| Credits |
Director, Alfred Hitchcock ; Restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz ; screenplay by Alec Coppel & Samuel Taylor. |
| Performers |
James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Del Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones. |
| Summary |
Set in San Francisco, James Stewart portrays an acrophobic detective hired to trail a friend's suicidal wife (Kim Novak). After he successfully rescues her from a leap into the bay, he finds himself becoming obsessed with the beautifully troubled woman. One of cinema's most chillingly romantic endeavors: its fascinating myriad of haunting camera angles shot among some of San Francisco's renowned landmarks. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo, 2.0 mono ; PAL ; Region 2, 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English, German, French (mono), Italian (mono), Spanish (mono); Subtitles: French, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Slovenian, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, German; [CC] English Captions: (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Awards note |
San Sebastián International Film Festival 1958 - Winner - Silver Seashell: Alfred Hitchcock; Winner - Zulueta Prize - Best Actor, James Stewart (tied with Kirk Douglas for The Vikings,1958). |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA 1989 - Winner - National Film Registry. |
| Subjects |
Boileau, Pierre, -- 1906-1989 -- Film adaptations |
| Narcejac, Thomas, -- 1908-1998 -- Film adaptations |
| Detectives -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama |
| Detective and mystery films -- United States |
| Acrophobia -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Vertigo -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Detective and mystery films |
| Romance films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 director. |
| Coppel, Alec screenwriter. |
| Taylor, Samuel, 1912-2000 screenwriter. |
| Stewart, James, 1908-1997 actor. |
| Novak, Kim actor. |
| Harris, Robert A., 1945- restorer. |
| Katz, James C. restorer. |
| Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989. D'entre les morts Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1998. D'entre les morts Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989. D'entre les morts .
- Coppel, Alec .
- Harris, Robert A., 1945- .
- Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 .
- Katz, James C. .
- Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1998. D'entre les morts .
- Novak, Kim .
- Stewart, James, 1908-1997 .
- Taylor, Samuel, 1912-2000 .
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