VertigoPG

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock | USA | 1958 | 2h 8m | Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones

In the city of San Francisco, a retired police officer with a fear of heights is drawn into a perplexing investigation when an old friend asks him to look into his wife’s erratic behaviour. As the case unfolds, he becomes more and more obsessed, leading him into a web of mistaken identity, passion, and murder. Alfred Hitchcock’s haunting tale of desire was initially met with mixed reviews, but has transformed into a celebrated masterpiece over the decades and is now widely acclaimed as the director’s finest work.

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Reviews

‘Combines in an almost unique balance Hitchcock’s brash flair for psychological shocks with his elegant genius for dapper stylishness.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘A dizzying cinematic experience…Restores its status as a picture to be obsessed with.’
★★★★★
Lillian Crawford, Little White Lies

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