Vertigo (1958) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Herbert Coleman (associate), Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Film Adaptation, Mystery, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Detectives, Femme Fatale, Mistaken Identity, Psychological Thrillers, Romance (Drama), San Francisco |
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Vertigo Overview:
Vertigo (1958) was a Crime - Mystery Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and Herbert Coleman.
The film was based on the novel The Living and the Dead written by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac published in 1954.
Vertigo was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989.
Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Frank McKelvy | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Film Noir Review: Vertigo (1958)
By Danilo Castro on May 22, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub Blog“If I let you change me, will that do it? If I do what you tell me, will you love me?” As cinema?s reigning ?Master of Suspense?, Alfred Hitchcock usually made a point of keeping his audience in the loop. He believed that information and tension went hand in hand, and that by telling us ... Read full article
Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: Vertigo” (60th Anniversary) (Giveaway runs through March 3)
By Annmarie Gatti on Feb 13, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub BlogWin tickets to see “Vertigo” on the big screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Mar 18 and Wed Mar 21! “You shouldn’t keep souvenirs of a killing. You shouldn’t have been that sentimental.” CMH continues into our 3rd year of our partnership with Fathom Events ... Read full article
DOUBLE BILL #1 Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958)
By Carol Martinheira on Apr 10, 2017 From The Old Hollywood GardenDOUBLE BILL #1 Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958) On April 10, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized A while ago, I wrote an article about the many similarities and differences between All About Eve (1950) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). It wasn?t really a comparison piece per... Read full article
Vertigo (1958)
By Beatrice on Aug 10, 2016 From Flickers in TimeVertigo Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor from a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac 1958/USA Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The definition of a movie you must see before you die. The setting is San Francisco. ?Detectiv... Read full article
Vertigo (1958, Alfred Hitchcock)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 14, 2016 From The Stop ButtonVertigo is a nightmare. It starts with James Stewart recovering from a nightmare only to find himself in another one. Kim Novak finds herself trapped in a similar nightmare. There’s a lot of beauty in the nightmare, but it’s still a nightmare. And nightmares get worse before anyone wakes... Read full article
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Quotes from
Madeleine: What?
Scottie: Meet again sometime.
Madeleine: We have.
Gavin Elster: Scottie, do you believe that someone out of the past - someone dead - can enter and take possession of a living being?
Madeleine: Only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere.
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Facts about
Costume designer Edith Head and director Alfred Hitchcock worked together to give Madeleine's clothing an eerie appearance. Her trademark grey suit was chosen for its colour because they thought it seemed odd for a blonde woman to be wearing all grey. Also, they added the black scarf to her white coat because of the odd contrast.
When Hitchcock's wife, Alma, saw the film, she said that she liked it, except for one shot where Kim Novak walks towards the San Francisco Bay, which she felt made Novak look too large on the screen. For years afterward, when discussing this film, Hitchcock would insist that Alma hated this film.
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