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Vertigo

An ex-police officer, who suffers from an intense fear of heights, is hired to trail an old friend's wife.

Suddenly dangerously disorientated by heights, detective John Ferguson resigns from the San Francisco police and is reluctant when asked by an old college friend to trail the man's wife, Madeleine, whose behaviour is causing concern. But John gradually becomes obsessed with the troubled woman and increasingly intervenes in her life.

Classic Hitchcock psychological thriller.

2 hours, 3 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Oct 201614:00

Music Played

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Prelude and Rooftop

  • Bernard Herrmann, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Joel McNeely

    Prelude and Rooftop from Vertigo

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Scotty Trails Madeline

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Carlotta's Portrait

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Bay

  • Bernard Herrmann

    By The Fireside

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Streets

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Forest

  • Herrman

    The Beach

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Dream

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Farewell and The Tower

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Past & The Girl

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Goodnight & The Park

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Nightmare – from Vertigo

    Performer: Sinfonia of London Orchestra, Muir Mathieson (conductor).
  • Bernard Herrmann, Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    The Nightmare and Dawn

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Vertigo - Scene D'Amour

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
  • Bernard Herrmann, Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Scene Damour

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Scene D'Amour

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Necklace / The Return / Finale (From "Vertigo")

Credits

RoleContributor
John 'Scottie' FergusonJames Stewart
Madeleine/JudyKim Novak
MidgeBarbara Bel Geddes
Gavin ElsterTom Helmore
OfficialHenry Jones
DoctorRaymond Bailey
Hotel ManageressEllen Corby
Pop LeibelKonstantin Shayne
Car owner mistaken for MadeleineLee Patrick
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
WriterAlec Coppel
WriterSamuel Taylor

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