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Vertigo (1958)

Vertigo
Vertigo
PG
Mystery
Romance
Thriller

Release Date
May 28, 1958
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Cast
James Stewart , Kim Novak , Barbara Bel Geddes , Tom Helmore , Henry Jones , Raymond Bailey
Runtime
128
Main Genre
Mystery
Writers
Alec Coppel , Samuel A. Taylor , Pierre Boileau , Thomas Narcejac , Maxwell Anderson
Tagline
Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension

Summary

Traumatized by a fatal incident while on the job, a detective finds himself spending his retirement days in peace and conversing with a female friend of his. An old friend of his hires him to follow his wife whom he feels is doing things behind her back that he doesn't know about. But things take a turn for the bizarre when he falls for her...or so he thinks.

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