Dreamlike and nightmarishly surreal, Vertigo is Alfred Hitchcock's most personal film, confronting the psychological complexities that fascinated the director. The story follows Scotty, a tortured acrophobic detective played by James Stewart, who becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman seemingly possessed by the ghost of someone long dead. Kim Novak delivers a mesmerizing performance as the enigmatic blonde whose icy exterior masks a turbulent emotional core. Bernard Herrmann's haunting score elevates the film into a Wagnerian tragedy, while Hitchcock's meticulous attention to detail—from the iconic grey dress designed by Edith Head to the revolutionary "Vertigo effect"—cements this as a landmark of cinema history. Release Information: Original Release Year: 1958 Studio/Distributor: Universal Edition Type: Special Edition Feature Presentation: Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Romance Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround German, Dolby Digital 1.0 French, Italian, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Polish, Czech Special Features: "Obsessed with Vertigo" featurette (29 mins) Feature Commentary Theatrical Trailer Production Notes Cast and Filmmakers Notes Technical Specifications: Format: DVD Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 anamorphic Video Quality: Standard Definition Codec: Dolby Digital Cast & Crew: Director: Alfred Hitchcock Main Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak
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