film Vertigo

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Vertigo is a 1958 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its innovative camera techniques, haunting score, and exploration of obsession and identity.

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Vertigo (1958 film) 5
Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo 1
Vertigo dream sequence 1

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instanceOf film ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ
aspectOf film noir tradition ⓘ
author Pierre Boileau ⓘ
Thomas Narcejac ⓘ
basedOn D’entre les morts ⓘ
cinematographer Robert Burks ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
composer Bernard Herrmann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editor George Tomasini ⓘ
filmingLocation Mission San Juan Bautista ⓘ
San Francisco, California ⓘ
genre mystery film ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ
includedInList Sight & Sound greatest films poll ⓘ
initialReception mixed reviews ⓘ
laterRecognition critical acclaim ⓘ
mainCharacter John "Scottie" Ferguson ⓘ
Madeleine Elster ⓘ
narrativeFocus acrophobia ⓘ
notableFor exploration of identity ⓘ
exploration of obsession ⓘ
haunting musical score ⓘ
innovative camera techniques ⓘ
use of dolly zoom effect ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrayedBy James Stewart ⓘ
Kim Novak ⓘ
producer Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ
productionCompany Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions ⓘ
publicationDate 1958 ⓘ
rankedNumberOneIn 2012 Sight & Sound critics’ poll ⓘ
releaseDate May 9, 1958 ⓘ
runningTime 128 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Alec Coppel ⓘ
Samuel A. Taylor ⓘ
setInLocation San Francisco ⓘ
setInPeriod 1950s ⓘ
starring Barbara Bel Geddes ⓘ
James Stewart ⓘ
Kim Novak ⓘ
Tom Helmore ⓘ
theme death and rebirth ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ
male gaze ⓘ

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Mission San Juan Bautista → usedAsLocationIn → Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo ⓘ
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Mission San Juan Bautista → mediaAppearance → Vertigo (1958 film) ⓘ
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VistaVision → usedForFilm → Vertigo (1958 film) ⓘ
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Hal Pereira → notableWork → Vertigo (1958 film) ⓘ
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Vertigo (1958 film) score → forWork → Vertigo (1958 film) ⓘ
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Vertigo (1958 film) score → usedIn → Vertigo dream sequence ⓘ
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John "Scottie" Ferguson → createdFor → the film "Vertigo" ⓘ
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Madeleine Elster → firstAppearance → Vertigo (1958 film) ⓘ
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