Edition |
Collector's edition, widescreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
The Alfred Hitchcock collection |
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Collector's edition (Universal Studios Home Video (Firm))
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Alfred Hitchcock collection.
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System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround 5.1. |
Cast |
James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones. |
Credits |
Director of photography: Robert Burks; editor: George Tomasini; music: Bernard Herrmann. |
Note |
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. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
Note |
Special features: Obsessed with Vertigo : new life for Hitchcock's masterpiece; Feature commentary with associate producer Herbert Coleman, restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz; Production notes; Talent bios; Film highlights; Theatrical trailer. |
Summary |
Scottie Ferguson, a San Francisco police detective, is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe case of acrophobia. Ferguson is hired by a rich shipbuilder to follow his wife who is behaving suspiciously and might be planning suicide. He falls in love with her, she is later murdered and Ferguson becomes demonic in his desire to re-create her in another woman. |
Language |
English, Spanish or French dialogue with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Local Note |
CATNDVD |
Subject |
Vertigo -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Police -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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Love -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Added Author |
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.
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Coppel, Alec.
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Taylor, Samuel, 1912-2000.
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Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
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Novak, Kim.
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Bel Geddes, Barbara.
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Helmore, Tom.
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Jones, Henry, 1912-1999.
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Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
0783226055 |
Standard No. |
025192018329 |
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025192143342 |
Music No. |
20183 Universal Home Video |
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