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Vertigo

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.

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Year

Genre

mystery, romance, thriller

Box Office

$7,705,225

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 7 nominations total

John 'Scottie' Ferguson

Madeleine Elster

Midge Wood

Barbara Bel Geddes

Gavin Elster

Coroner

Scottie's Doctor

Manager of McKittrick Hotel

Pop Leibel

Konstantin Shayne

Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine

Priest

Undetermined Role

Undetermined Role

Nun

Salesman

Juror

Ransohoff's Saleslady

Margaret Brayton

Capt. Hansen

Diner at Ernie's

Burglar

Mrs. Elster

Waiter at Ernie's

Bruno Della Santina

Ransohoff's Model

Beautician

Diner at Ernie's

Juror

Carlotta Valdes

Salesman

Bartender at Ernie's

Matire d' at Ernie's

Policeman on Rooftop

Stenographer

Elster's Gateman

Buck Harrington

Man Walking Past Elster's Office

Alfred Hitchcock

Juror

Juror

Nun

Catherine Howard

Nurse

Diner at Ernie's

Saleswoman

Patron

Diner at Ernie's

San Francisco Flower Vendor

Julian Petruzzi

Older Mistaken Identity

Patron

Jury Foreman

Escort

Jack Richardson

Diner at Ernie's

Woman in Museum Mistaken for Madeleine

Woman at Ernie's Mistaken for Madeleine

Inquest Attorney

Nun

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Madeleine Elster Coroner Gavin Elster Manager Of Mckittrick Hotel Nun

Only one is a wanderer - Vertigo

Only one is a wanderer

He did nothing - Vertigo

And she said that Mozart's the boy for you - Vertigo

And she said that Mozart's the boy for you

I thought you said no more aches or painsNo it's this darned corset It bindsNo three way stretch How very un chic - Vertigo

I thought you said no more aches or painsNo it's this...

Midge do you suppose many men wear corsetsMmm More than you think ReallyWhat do you know that from personal experience orPlease - Vertigo

Midge do you suppose many men wear corsetsMmm More than you...

Oh no Midge don't be so motherly - Vertigo

Oh no Midge don't be so motherly

What's this doohickeyIt's a brassiere You know...

I got a call from Gavin todayIt's funny he sort of dropped out of sight during the warSomebody said he went East I guess he's backIt's a Mission numberWell that's skid row isn't itCould beHe's probably on the bum and wants to touch you for the price of a - Vertigo

I got a call from Gavin todayIt's funny he sort of...

I think I can lick it Well how - Vertigo

I think I can lick it Well how

Why, this is a cinch. - Vertigo

Why, this is a cinch.

How did you get in the shipbuilding business, Gavin? - Vertigo

How did you get in the shipbuilding business, Gavin?

Like all these. - Vertigo

Like all these.

Well, I guess that just about covers everything, doesn't it? - Vertigo

Well, I guess that just about covers everything,...

Scottie do you believe that someone out of the pastsomeone dead can enter and take possession of a living being - Vertigo

Scottie do you believe that someone out of the pastsomeone...

She'll be talking to me about somethingSuddenly the words fade into silenceA cloud comes into her eyes and they go blankShe's somewhere else away from me someone I don't knowI call to her she doesn't even hear meThen with a long sigh she's backlooks at me - Vertigo

She'll be talking to me about somethingSuddenly the...

I'm supposed to be retired I don't want to get mixed up in this darn thing - Vertigo

I'm supposed to be retired I don't want to get...

Say, will you tell me something about the lady sitting in there? - Vertigo

Say, will you tell me something about the lady sitting in...

What's her nameValdes Miss Valdes Spanish you knowCarlotta ValdesYeah that's itSweet name isn't it Foreign but sweet - Vertigo

What's her nameValdes Miss Valdes Spanish you...

No she hasn't been here at allWell I would have seen her you knowI've been right here all the time putting olive oil on my rubber plant leaves - Vertigo

No she hasn't been here at allWell I would have seen...

Oh, Mr. - Vertigo

Midge who do you know that's an authority on San Francisco historyThat's the kind of greeting a girl likesNone of this Hello you look wonderful stuffJust a good straight Who do you know that's an authority on San Francisco - Vertigo

Midge who do you know that's an authority on San...

Well you mean the gay old bohemian days of gay old San Francisco - Vertigo

Well you mean the gay old bohemian days of gay old San...

There are many such stories. - Vertigo

There are many such stories.

- Now then, Johnny-O, pay me. - Vertigo

- Now then, Johnny-O, pay me.

There we are. - Vertigo

Well I'm not telling you what I think I'm telling you what he thinks - Vertigo

Well I'm not telling you what I think I'm telling...

Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background like that - Vertigo

Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background...

Yes? No, it's all right. Yeah, I'll call you back. Yes. Yes. Are you all right? Oh. Oh, your... You' - Vertigo

Yes? No, it's all right. Yeah, I'll call you back....

Here, I'll get you some cushions. - Vertigo

Here, I'll get you some cushions.

Would you like to have some coffee? - Vertigo

Would you like to have some coffee?

Downtown, shopping. - Vertigo

Downtown, shopping.

And what were you doing there, at old Fort Point? - Vertigo

And what were you doing there, at old Fort Point?

It's lucky for me you were wandering about. - Vertigo

It's lucky for me you were wandering about.

There were some pins in my hair. - Vertigo

There were some pins in my hair.

Here you are. - Vertigo

There, that's done. - Vertigo

There, that's done.

Will you tell me something? - Vertigo

Will you tell me something?

Hello? Scottie, what happened? She's not home yet. No, she's all right. She's still here. I'll bring - Vertigo

Hello? Scottie, what happened? She's not home yet. No,...

Scottie, Madeleine is 26. - Vertigo

Scottie, Madeleine is 26.

Well now, Johnny-O. - Vertigo

Well now, Johnny-O.

Yes. Hello. Hello. I worried about you last night. You shouldn't have run off that way. Well, I sudd - Vertigo

Yes. Hello. Hello. I worried about you last night. You...

Well, I'll get my mail. - Vertigo

Well, I'll get my mail.

Well, I couldn't mail it. - Vertigo

Well, I couldn't mail it.

I hope we will, too. - Vertigo

I hope we will, too.

Where are you going? - Vertigo

Where are you going?

How old? - Vertigo

What are you thinkingOf all the people who've been born and have diedwhile the trees went on livingTheir true name is Sequoia sempervirens Always green ever livingI don't like them WhyKnowing I have to die - Vertigo

What are you thinkingOf all the people who've been born...

Here's a cross section of one of the old trees that's been cut down. - Vertigo

Here's a cross section of one of the old trees...

Somewhere in here, I was born, and there I died. - Vertigo

Somewhere in here, I was born, and there I died.

Madeleine. - Vertigo

Why did you run? - Vertigo

Why did you run?

I'm responsible for you nowYou know the Chinese say that once you've saved a person's lifeyou're responsible for it forever so I'm committedI have to knowThere's so little that I knowIt's as though I were walking down a long corridorthat once was mirrored - Vertigo

I'm responsible for you nowYou know the Chinese say...

Oh ScottieI'm not mad I'm not mad I don't want to dieThere's someone within me and she says I must dieOh Scottie don't let me goI'm here I've got youI'm so afraidDon't leave meStay with meAll the time - Vertigo

Oh ScottieI'm not mad I'm not mad I don't...

Don't leave me. - Vertigo

Don't leave me.

For a man who has nothing to do you're certainly a busy little bee - Vertigo

For a man who has nothing to do you're certainly a busy...

What have you been doing? - Vertigo

What have you been doing?

Johnny! - Vertigo

Johnny! - Vertigo

Oh, Marjorie Wood, you fool! - Vertigo

Oh, Marjorie Wood, you fool!

Stupid! - Vertigo

Madeleine, where are you now? - Vertigo

Madeleine, where are you now?

Look at this. - Vertigo

I love you MadeleineI love you tooToo late Too lateNo no we're togetherNo it's too late There's something I must doNo There's nothing you must doThere's nothing you must doNo one possesses you You're safe with meNo it's too lateLook It's not fair It's too - Vertigo

I love you MadeleineI love you tooToo late Too lateNo no...

No it's too late There's something I must doNo There's nothing you must doThere's nothing you must do - Vertigo

No it's too late There's something I must doNo...

Look. It's not fair. It's too late. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. It shouldn't have happene - Vertigo

Look. It's not fair. It's too late. It wasn't...

You believe I love you? - Vertigo

You believe I love you?

Madeleine! - Vertigo

But we are not here to pass judgmenton Mr Ferguson's lack of initiative He did nothingAnd the law has little to say on the subject of things left undone - Vertigo

But we are not here to pass judgmenton Mr Ferguson's...

We've reached a verdict. - Vertigo

We've reached a verdict.

"The jury finds that Madeleine Elster committed suicide "while of unsound mind." Your verdict will be so recorded. - Vertigo

"The jury finds that Madeleine Elster committed suicide...

All right, Scottie, let's go. - Vertigo

All right, Scottie, let's go.

Sorry, Scottie. - Vertigo

Sorry, Scottie.

There was no way for them to understandYou and I know who killed Madeleine - Vertigo

There was no way for them to understandYou and I know who...

It's Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. - Vertigo

It's Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.

You know, it's wonderful how they have it all taped now, John. - Vertigo

You know, it's wonderful how they have it all taped...

I brought a lot of other things, and you can see what you like. - Vertigo

I brought a lot of other things, and you can see what you...

Oh, Johnny. - Vertigo

Time? Okay. I'll be in again, John. You want me to shut that off? - Vertigo

Time? Okay. I'll be in again, John. You want me to shut...

Oh, John-O. - Vertigo

Oh, John-O. - Vertigo

Nurse, could I see the doctor for a moment? - Vertigo

Nurse, could I see the doctor for a moment?

Where'd you get this car? - Vertigo

Where'd you get this car?

Give me your hand - Vertigo

Give me your hand

Could I ask you a couple of questionsWhat for Who are youMy name is John FergusonIs this some kind of Gallup poll - Vertigo

Could I ask you a couple of questionsWhat for Who are youMy...

No I happened to see you when you came in so I thoughtYeah I thought so A pickupWell you've got a nerve following me right into the hotel and up to my roomNow you beat it Go on and beat it - Vertigo

No I happened to see you when you came in so I thoughtYeah I...

Because you remind me of somebodyI heard that one before tooI remind you of someone you used to be madly in love withbut then she ditched you for another guyand you've been carrying the torch ever sinceThen you saw me and something clickedWell you're not - Vertigo

Because you remind me of somebodyI heard that one before...

Well I warn you I can yell awful loudNow you won't have toWell you don't look very much like Jack the Ripper What do you want to know - Vertigo

Well I warn you I can yell awful loudNow you won't have...

Who you are I'm just a girl I work at Magnin's - Vertigo

Who you are I'm just a girl I work at Magnin's

All right, mister, my Kansas driver's license. - Vertigo

All right, mister, my Kansas driver's license.

See the address on this one? - Vertigo

See the address on this one?

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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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Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writer: Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor, Pierre Boileau

Production: N/A

Genre: mystery, romance, thriller

Year: 1958

MetaScore: 100/100

ImdbRating: 8.3

BoxOffice: $7,705,225

Released: 22 May 1958

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 7 nominations total

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