DVD

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

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (director,, 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.). Burks, L. Robert, 1909-1968 (director of photography.). Tomasini, George, (film editor.). Head, Edith, (costume designer.). Boileau-Narcejac. D'entre les morts. (Added Author). Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1998 (Added Author). Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (composer.). Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). 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

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012]
Copyright: ℗♭2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	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; commentary with associate producer Herbert Coleman; restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz; 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.
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 presentaion (1.85:1 aspect); 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.