| Description |
1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical Dolby digital 5.1 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen presentaion (1.85:1 aspect); Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo and 2.0 mono. |
| Language |
English; with optional English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
Dual-layer format. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. |
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Based on the novel : D'entre les morts / by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. |
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Special features include: Obsessed with Vertigo: new life for Hitchcock's masterpiece; 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. |
| Cast |
James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; edited by George Tomasini ; music by Bernard Herrmann ; costumes, Edith Head. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 1989. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989 -- Film adaptations.
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Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989 -- Videodiscs. |
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Vertigo -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Police -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Love -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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California -- San Francisco -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Detective and mystery films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980, director, producer.
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Coppel, Alec, screenwriter.
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Taylor, Samuel, 1912-2000, screenwriter.
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Stewart, James, 1908-1997, actor.
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Novak, Kim, actor.
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Bel Geddes, Barbara, actor.
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Helmore, Tom, actor.
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Jones, Henry, 1912-1999, actor.
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Bailey, Raymond, 1904-1980, actor.
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Corby, Ellen, actor.
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Burks, Robert, cinematographer.
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Tomasini, George, editor.
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Head, Edith, costume designer.
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Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989.
D'entre les morts.
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Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1998.
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Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975, composer.
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Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
025192143342 |
| Music No. |
61122484 Universal |
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