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During a rooftop chase, police detective John "Scottie" Ferguson is overcome with a severe case of acrophobia--a deep fear of falling which results in a stultifying vertigo--that leads to the death of a fellow officer. After retiring from the police force, Scottie attempts to return to a normal life, but his life takes another unusual turn when an old school aquaintance asks Scottie to shadow his wife,... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama, Thriller and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 8 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 1, 1958 Limited |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,780,417 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
A
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BBC, Martyn Glanville
". . . pure Hitchcock." more...
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A |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"Alfred Hitchcock took universal emotions, like fear, guilt and lust, placed them in ordinary characters, and developed them in images more than in words." more...
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A |
ReelViews, James Berardinelli
"Hitchcock does a masterful job blending all of Vertigo's diverse elements together." more...
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A- |
San Francisco Chronicle, Peter Stack
"Vertigo needs no spin restored film is more beautiful, city more alluring." more...
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A |
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