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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children Movie Release: 1958 DVD Release: 03/31/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 36 Genres: Mystery, Romantic Mystery, Psychological Thriller See Also: Vertigo [Widescreen]

Dismissed when first released, later heralded as one of director Alfred Hitchcock's finest films (and, according to Hitchcock, his most personal one), this adaptation of the French novel D'entre les morts weaves an intricate web of obsession and deceit. It opens as Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) realizes he has vertigo, a condition resulting in a fear of heights, when a police officer is killed trying to rescue him from falling off a building. Scottie then retires from his position as a private investigator, only to be lured into another case by his old college friend, Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore). Elster's wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak), has been possessed by a spirit, and Elster wants Scottie to follow her. He hesitantly agrees, and thus begins the film's wordless montage as Scottie follows the beautiful yet enigmatic Madeleine through 1950s San Francisco (accompanied by Bernard Herrmann's hypnotic score). After saving her from suicide, Scottie begins to fall in love with her, and she appears to feel the same way. Here tragedy strikes, and each twist in the movie's second half changes our preconceptions about the characters and events. In 1996 a new print of Vertigo was released, restoring the original grandeur of the colors and the San Francisco backdrop, as well as digitally enhancing the soundtrack. ~ Dylan Wilcox, All Movie Guide

James Stewart - John "Scottie" Ferguson
Kim Novak - Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton
Barbara Bel Geddes - Marjorie "Midge" Wood
Tom Helmore - Gavin Elster
Henry Jones - Coroner

Revisit one of Alfred Hitchcock's most taut, suspenseful thrillers in this truly exciting release that is so packed with extra features it will leave the Hitchcock fan in your life dizzy with delight. Presented fully restored in the original 1.85:1 widescreen theatrical aspect ratio and featuring closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, this release also offers optional Spanish and French subtitles. Numerous extra features include an "Obsessed with Vertigo" featurette, an informative audio commentary with associate producer Herbert Coleman and restoration team members Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, a Vertigo documentary, theatrical trailers, production notes, and film highlights. This disc is truly a must-have for the Hitchcock enthusiast. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide