A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
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- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| James Stewart | ... |
John 'Scottie' Ferguson
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| Kim Novak | ... |
Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
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| Barbara Bel Geddes | ... |
Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
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| Tom Helmore | ... |
Gavin Elster
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| Henry Jones | ... |
Coroner
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| Raymond Bailey | ... |
Scottie's Doctor
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| Ellen Corby | ... |
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
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| Konstantin Shayne | ... |
Pop Leibel
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| Lee Patrick | ... |
Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
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David Ahdar | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Isabel Analla | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Jack Ano | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Margaret Bacon | ... |
Nun (uncredited)
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| John Benson | ... |
Salesman (uncredited)
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Danny Borzage | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Margaret Brayton | ... |
Ransohoff's Saleslady (uncredited)
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| Paul Bryar | ... |
Capt. Hansen (uncredited)
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Boyd Cabeen | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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| Steve Conte | ... |
Burglar (uncredited)
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Jean Corbett | ... |
Mrs. Elster (uncredited)
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Bruno Della Santina | ... |
Waiter at Ernie's (uncredited)
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Roxann Delman | ... |
Ransohoff's Model (uncredited)
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Harry Denny | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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| Molly Dodd | ... |
Beautician (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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Raoul Freeman | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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| Joe Garcio | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Joanne Genthon | ... |
Carlotta Valdes (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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Don Giovanni | ... |
Salesman (uncredited)
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Roland Gotti | ... |
Bartender at Ernie's (uncredited)
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Victor Gotti | ... |
Matire d' at Ernie's (uncredited)
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| Fred Graham | ... |
Policeman on Rooftop (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Stenographer (uncredited)
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Buck Harrington | ... |
Elster's Gateman (uncredited)
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| Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Horan | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Art Howard | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Catherine Howard | ... |
Nun (uncredited)
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June Jocelyn | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Perk Lazelle | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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John Marlin | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Miliza Milo | ... |
Saleswoman (uncredited)
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Lyle Moraine | ... |
Patron (uncredited)
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| Forbes Murray | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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Julian Petruzzi | ... |
San Francisco Flower Vendor (uncredited)
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Ezelle Poule | ... |
Older Mistaken Identity (uncredited)
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Kathy Reed | ... |
Patron (uncredited)
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William Remick | ... |
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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Jack Richardson | ... |
Escort (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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| Nina Shipman | ... |
Woman in Museum Mistaken for Madeleine (uncredited)
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Dori Simmons | ... |
Woman at Ernie's Mistaken for Madeleine (uncredited)
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Ed Stevlingson | ... |
Inquest Attorney (uncredited)
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Sara Taft | ... |
Nun (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alfred Hitchcock | ||
Written by
| Alec Coppel | ... | (screenplay by) & |
| Samuel A. Taylor | ... | (screenplay by) (as Samuel Taylor) |
| Pierre Boileau | ... | (based on the novel "D'Entre Les Morts" by) and |
| Thomas Narcejac | ... | (based on the novel "D'Entre Les Morts" by) |
| Maxwell Anderson | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Herbert Coleman | ... | associate producer |
| Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Bernard Herrmann | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Burks | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| George Tomasini | ||
Casting By
| Bert McKay | ... | unit casting director (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Henry Bumstead | ||
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Frank R. McKelvy | ... | (as Frank McKelvy) |
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
| Nellie Manley | ... | hair style supervisor |
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Florence Avery | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
| Hazel Keats | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
| Ben Lane | ... | makeup artist: Miss Novak (uncredited) |
| Harry Ray | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Peggy Thomas | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
| Lenore Weaver | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Frank Caffey | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| Andrew J. Durkus | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
| C.O. Erickson | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
| Curtis Mick | ... | assistant unit production manager (uncredited) |
| Don Robb | ... | unit production manager: San Francisco (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Daniel McCauley | ... | assistant director |
| Ralph Axness | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Cy Brooskin | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director: San Francisco (uncredited) |
| Herbert Coleman | ... | second unit director: San Francisco (uncredited) |
| John P. Fulton | ... | second unit director: back projection (uncredited) |
| Edward Haldeman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Clem Jones | ... | assistant director: San Francisco (uncredited) |
| Frank Kies | ... | assistant director: San Francisco (uncredited) |
| Edward Morey Jr. | ... | assistant director: San Francisco (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Saul Bass | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
| Jim Cottrell | ... | assistant props (uncredited) |
| Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
| Dominic Mautino | ... | stand-by painter (uncredited) |
| Martin Pendleton | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Manlio Sarra | ... | portrait: Carlotta (uncredited) |
| Fred Simpfenderfer | ... | nurseryman (uncredited) |
| Lee Vasque | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Winston H. Leverett | ... | sound recordist (as Winston Leverett) |
| Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
| Calvin Loeser | ... | commentary track re-recording mixer |
| George Dutton | ... | sound (uncredited) |
| Nick Gerolimates | ... | sound cable man (uncredited) |
| Hayden Hohstadt | ... | mike grip (uncredited) |
| Jim Miller | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Bud Parman | ... | sound boom man (uncredited) |
| Bert Van Volkenberg | ... | sound battery man (uncredited) |
| Bill Wistrom | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
| W. Wallace Kelley | ... | process photography (as Wallace Kelley) |
| Paul K. Lerpae | ... | optical effects (uncredited) |
| John Whitney Sr. | ... | motion control designer: title sequence (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Polly Burson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jean Corbett | ... | stunt double: Kim Novak (uncredited) |
| Ted Mapes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Fred Perce | ... | stunt double: James Stewart (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Earl Canter | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
| Robert Coburn | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Earl Crowell | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| John Friedman | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
| Adolph Froelich | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
| Bobby Greene | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Loyal Griggs | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
| James Hawley | ... | assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
| Warren Hoag | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Vic Jones | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Michael P. Joyce | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Fred Kaifer | ... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
| W. Wallace Kelley | ... | director of photography: back projection (uncredited) |
| James Knott | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Lon Massey | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Kyme Meade | ... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
| Walter Newman | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| John Nostri | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Val O'Malley | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| H. Parsley | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| G.E. Richardson | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Irmin Roberts | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
| Gus Ryden | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
| Leonard J. South | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| F. Steiner | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Darrell Turnmire | ... | company grip (uncredited) |
| Paul Uhl | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
| Edward Wahrman | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Paul Weddell | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| B. Weiler | ... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
| William Williams | ... | director of photography: animation (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Olive Long | ... | secretary: casting director (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Leonard Harris | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
| Roselle Novello | ... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) |
| Dario Piazza | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Muir Mathieson | ... | conductor |
| Leon Birnbaum | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
| Bernard Herrmann | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kathleen Fagan | ... | script supervisor: second unit (uncredited) |
| Peggy Robertson | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
| Anita Speer | ... | script supervisor: second unit (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Saul Bass | ... | titles designer |
| John Ferren | ... | special sequence |
| Robert A. Harris | ... | restored by |
| Richard Mueller | ... | Technicolor color consultant |
| Diane Cummings | ... | photo double (uncredited) / stand-in (uncredited) |
| A. Vincent Gerty | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Bill Gray | ... | production auditor (uncredited) |
| Michael Hyatt | ... | assistant restorationist: 1996 film restoration (uncredited) |
| James C. Katz | ... | producer: 1996 film restoration (uncredited) |
| Frank Kies | ... | auditor: San Francisco (uncredited) |
| Luddie Laine | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
| Al Peterson | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Art Sarno | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Herb Steinberg | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| Dolores Stockton | ... | secretary: Mr. Coleman (uncredited) |
| Connie Willis | ... | script supervisor: San Francisco (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Release)
- Film AB Paramount (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Italy (1958) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures Japan (1958) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1958) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1959) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1959) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Argentina (1959) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (1960) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1963) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures (1983) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical) (restored version)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MCA Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS) (pan-and-scan)
- CIC Video (1986) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- TF1 (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- MTV3 (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- CIC Video (1990) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- Alfred J. Hitchcock Trust (1996) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures (1996) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal® An MCA Company) (reissue)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (restored version)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1997) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS) (widescreen)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- CIC Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (Focus Edition)
- Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Ava (2011) (Finland) (tv)
- Midas Filmes (2012) (Portugal)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Mermaid Film (2014) (Japan) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Peacock (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Studio Distribution Services (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (through)
- Studio Distribution Services (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (through)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Atalanta Filmes (Portugal) (theatrical) (restored version)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- CIC Video (1986) (France) (video) (V2000) (dubbed version)
- CIC Video (1992) (France) (VHS) (French subtitles)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- FR3 (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- PolyGram Vidéo (1999) (France) (VHS)
- Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Time-Life Video (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Video (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2013) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Video (2017) (France) (DVD)
- Éditions Atlas (1994) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Margaret Herrick Library (special thanks) (1996 restoration)
- American Movie Classics (AMC) (Universal Pictures gratefully acknowledges the following companies for their generous contributions toward the restoration of Vertigo: preservation sponsor) (1996 restoration)
- Boston Light & Sound (VistaVision dailies projector provided by) (1996 restoration)
- Chivas Regal (Universal Pictures gratefully acknowledges the following companies for their generous contributions toward the restoration of Vertigo: official preservation partner) (1996 restoration)
- Digital Theater Systems (Universal Pictures gratefully acknowledges the following companies for their generous contributions toward the restoration of Vertigo: preservation sponsor) (1996 restoration)
- Eastman Kodak Motion Picture Films (restoration produced on) (1996 restoration)
- Entertainment Weekly (Universal Pictures gratefully acknowledges the following companies for their generous contributions toward the restoration of Vertigo: preservation sponsor) (1996 restoration)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.)
- Pacific Title (VistaVision to 65mm opticals) (1996 restoration)
- Panavision (special thanks) (1996 restoration)
- Paramount Pictures (special thanks) (1996 restoration)
- Pro-Tek Film Preservation Vault (film element inspection by) (1996 restoration)
- Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas (special thanks) (1996 restoration)
- Superior Film Service (negative cutting) (1996 restoration)
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive (special thanks) (1996 restoration)
- The Four Seasons Hotel (Universal Pictures gratefully acknowledges the following companies for their generous contributions toward the restoration of Vertigo: preservation sponsor) (1996 restoration)
- Universal Studios Sound Facilities (restoration sound editing and re-recording at) (1996 restoration)
- Universal Studios Sound Restoration Department (special thanks) (1996 restoration)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack on) (1996 restoration)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Following his early retirement as a detective from the San Francisco Police Department, John Ferguson - Scottie to his friends - becomes obsessed with two women in succession, those obsessions which trouble his long time friend and former fiancée, Midge Wood, a designer of women's undergarments. The first is wealthy and elegant platinum blonde Madeleine Elster, the wife of his college acquaintance Gavin Elster, who hires John to follow her in Gavin's belief that she may be a danger to herself in thinking that she has recently been possessed by the spirit of Carlotta Valdes, Madeleine's great-grandmother who she knows nothing about, but who Gavin knows committed suicide in being mentally unbalanced when she was twenty-six, Madeleine's current age. The second is Judy Barton, who John spots on the street one day. Judy is a working class girl, but what makes John obsessed with her is that, despite her working class style and her brunette hair, she is the spitting image of Madeleine, into who he tries to transform Judy. The initial question that John has is if there is some connection between Madeleine and Judy. What happens between John and individually with Madeleine and Judy is affected by the reason John took that early retirement: a recent workplace incident that showed that he is acrophobic which leads to a severe case of vertigo whenever he looks down from tall heights. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | A Hitchcock thriller. You should see it from the beginning! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,479,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,486,818, 22 Nov 1996 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The opening title sequence designed by Saul Bass makes this the first movie to use computer graphics. See more » |
| Goofs | Both times the main characters drive to the old mission, the wide shots show them driving on the right side of the road. However, all shots inside the car show them driving on the left side of the road. This is because the US 101 - where filming took place - near San Juan Bautista is split, with two lanes in each direction, by a grove of Eucalyptus trees. The film shows only one of the road's directions, giving the appearance that Scottie and Madeleine are driving on the wrong side of the road. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Symphony No. 34 in C K. 338, 2nd Movement, Andante di Molto (piu tosto allegretto) See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening Paramount logo is in black and white while the rest of the film, including the closing Paramount logo, is in Technicolor. See more » |
| Quotes |
Scottie:
Don't you think its kind of a waste for the two of us... Madeleine: To wander separately? But, only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere. See more » |