Vertigo [videorecording] / Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc. and Paramount Pictures Corporation ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor.

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (film director, film producer). Coppel, Alec (screenwriter). Taylor, Samuel, 1912-2000 (screenwriter). Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (actor). Novak, Kim (actor). Bel Geddes, Barbara (actor). Helmore, Tom (actor). Jones, Henry, 1912-1999 (actor). Bailey, Raymond, 1904-1980 (actor). Corby, Ellen (actor). Boileau, Pierre, 1906-1989 D'entre les morts. (Added Author). Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions (production company). Paramount Pictures Corporation (production company). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (publisher). James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby. (Cast).

Summary:

San Francisco police detective Scottie Ferguson is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe fear of heights. When a rich shipbuilder hires Scottie to follow his wife, who may be suicidal, Scottie finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually Ferguson becomes obsessed with the chance to re-create her in another woman.

Record details

ISBN: 9786314747893
ISBN: 6314747899
ISBN: 9786316639738
ISBN: 6316639732
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hours, 8 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2012.
Copyright: ©1958

Content descriptions

General Note:	Re-released in 2016 with the same technical specifications and special features. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. Based on the novel: "D'entre les morts" / by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. Special features include: Obsessed with Vertigo: new life for Hitchcock's masterpiece, directed and produced by Harrison Engle for American Movie Classics ; feature commentary with associate producer Herbert Coleman, restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz and other Vertigo participants ; production notes ; theatrical trailers ; foreign censorship ending ; the Vertigo archives.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Robert Burks ; edited by George Tomasini ; music by Bernard Herrmann ; costumes, Edith Head ; preservation sponsor, American Movie Classics ; official preservation partner, Chivas Regal ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
Participant or Performer Note:	James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual-layer format, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo and 2.0 mono.
Language Note:	English ; with optional English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:	National Film Registry selection, 1989.