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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.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor, Pierre Boileau
Production: N/A
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
Only one is a wanderer - Vertigo 00:20 Only one is a wanderer And she said that Mozart's the boy for you - Vertigo 00:24 And she said that Mozart's the boy for you He did nothing - Vertigo 00:20 He did nothing Meet again sometime - Vertigo 00:08 Meet again sometime And then what did he do - Vertigo 00:17 And then what did he do If I let you change me - Vertigo 00:21 If I let you change me There's something I must do - Vertigo 00:30 There's something I must do I have to tell you about Madeleine now - Vertigo 00:27 I have to tell you about Madeleine now I don't want to die - Vertigo 00:33 I don't want to die What's this doohickey - Vertigo 00:32 What's this doohickey I got a call from Gavin today - Vertigo 00:36 I got a call from Gavin today That's right - Vertigo 00:36 That's right I thought you said no more aches and pains - Vertigo 00:17 I thought you said no more aches and pains I don't like them - Vertigo 00:19 I don't like them Can I ask you a couple of questions - Vertigo 00:08 Can I ask you a couple of questions I have to go to work - Vertigo 00:26 I have to go to work Cause I remind you of her - Vertigo 00:21 Cause I remind you of her We could just see a lot of each other - Vertigo 00:28 We could just see a lot of each other Don't you think its kind of a waste for the two of us - Vertigo 00:22 Don't you think its kind of a waste for the two of us And there I died - Vertigo 00:16 And there I died You shouldn't keep souvenirs of a killing - Vertigo 00:14 You shouldn't keep souvenirs of a killing One final thing I have to do - Vertigo 00:11 One final thing I have to do Scottie do you believe that someone out of the past - Vertigo 00:13 Scottie do you believe that someone out of the past We are not here to pass judgment on Mr - Vertigo 00:13 We are not here to pass judgment on Mr I'd have him check on you too - Vertigo 00:11 I'd have him check on you too Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background like that - Vertigo 00:16 Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background... Who do you know that's an authority on San Francisco history - Vertigo 00:18 Who do you know that's an authority on San Francisco... Couldn't you like me - Vertigo 00:47 Couldn't you like me You want to know something - Vertigo 00:07 You want to know something There's no way for them to understand - Vertigo 00:13 There's no way for them to understand Wolfgang Amadeus - Vertigo 00:23 Wolfgang Amadeus She'll be talking to me about something - Vertigo 00:39 She'll be talking to me about something There is something I must do - Vertigo 00:19 There is something I must do Dearest Scottie - Vertigo 01:19 Dearest Scottie For a man who has nothing to do - Vertigo 00:16 For a man who has nothing to do Give me your hand - Vertigo 00:07 Give me your hand 'Cause I remind you of her - Vertigo 00:12 'Cause I remind you of her It's wonderful how they've got it all taped now - Vertigo 00:17 It's wonderful how they've got it all taped now There I'm ready - Vertigo 00:21 There I'm ready And she said If you lose me - Vertigo 00:07 And she said If you lose me Midge out please And the idea is - Vertigo 00:13 Midge out please And the idea is She hasn't been here at all - Vertigo 00:18 She hasn't been here at all I'm supposed to be retired - Vertigo 00:10 I'm supposed to be retired You mean gay old Bohemian days of gay Old San Francisco - Vertigo 00:07 You mean gay old Bohemian days of gay Old San Francisco Carlotta Valdes - Vertigo 00:15 Carlotta Valdes I think I can lick it - Vertigo 00:11 I think I can lick it I'm not telling you what I think - Vertigo 00:13 I'm not telling you what I think What have you been doing - Vertigo 00:24 What have you been doing I'm responsible for you now - Vertigo 00:48 I'm responsible for you now You're not lost - Vertigo 00:15 You're not lost You remind me of somebody - Vertigo 00:27 You remind me of somebody You want to check my thumbprints You satisfied - Vertigo 00:13 You want to check my thumbprints You satisfied No I happened to see you when you came in so I thought - Vertigo 00:12 No I happened to see you when you came in so I thought Who you are I'm just a girl I work at Magnin's - Vertigo 00:13 Who you are I'm just a girl I work at Magnin's You won't have to - Vertigo 00:17 You won't have to You have got it bad - Vertigo 00:09 You have got it bad And whether you're satisfied or not you can just beat it - Vertigo 00:08 And whether you're satisfied or not you can just beat... I need you to be Madeleine for awhile - Vertigo 00:06 I need you to be Madeleine for awhile One doesn't often get a second chance - Vertigo 00:11 One doesn't often get a second chance Scottie why are we here - Vertigo 00:15 Scottie why are we here Come here - Vertigo 00:17 Come here All right. That's it.
Do you have them in brown? - Vertigo 00:06 All right. That's it. Do you have them in brown? And then what did he do Did he train you Did he rehearse you - Vertigo 00:17 And then what did he do Did he train you Did he rehearse you And you want to know something Doctor - Vertigo 00:07 And you want to know something Doctor Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background like that - Vertigo 00:07 Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background... Because you remind me of somebody - Vertigo 00:23 Because you remind me of somebody But we are not here to pass judgment - Vertigo 00:12 But we are not here to pass judgment But I have to go to work I've got a job - Vertigo 00:26 But I have to go to work I've got a job 'Cause I remind you of her - Vertigo 00:11 'Cause I remind you of her Come here - Vertigo 00:10 Come here Could I ask you a couple of questions - Vertigo 00:08 Could I ask you a couple of questions Couldn't you like me just me the way I am - Vertigo 00:40 Couldn't you like me just me the way I am Dearest Scottie - Vertigo 01:25 Dearest Scottie Don't leave me. - Vertigo 00:06 Don't leave me. For a man who has nothing to do you're certainly a busy little bee - Vertigo 00:06 For a man who has nothing to do you're certainly a busy... Gee you have got it bad haven't you - Vertigo 00:09 Gee you have got it bad haven't you Give me your hand! - Vertigo 00:10 Give me your hand! Here, I'll get you some cushions. - Vertigo 00:09 Here, I'll get you some cushions. Here's a cross section
of one of the old trees that's been cut down. - Vertigo 00:07 Here's a cross section of one of the old trees that... How old? - Vertigo 00:30 How old? I brought a lot of other things,
and you can see what you like. - Vertigo 00:08 I brought a lot of other things, and you can see what you li... I got a call from Gavin today - Vertigo 00:22 I got a call from Gavin today I hope we will too - Vertigo 00:08 I hope we will too I love you, Madeleine. - Vertigo 00:21 I love you, Madeleine. I made it. - Vertigo 00:15 I made it. I need you to be Madeleine for a while - Vertigo 00:57 I need you to be Madeleine for a while I think I can lick it Well how - Vertigo 00:04 I think I can lick it Well how I thought you said no more aches or pains - Vertigo 00:10 I thought you said no more aches or pains I wonder if it's here.
Here it is. - Vertigo 00:31 I wonder if it's here. Here it is.

Cast

John 'Scottie' Ferguson - James Stewart
Madeleine Elster - Kim Novak
Midge Wood - Barbara Bel Geddes
Gavin Elster - Tom Helmore
Coroner - Henry Jones
Scottie's Doctor - Raymond Bailey
Manager of McKittrick Hotel - Ellen Corby
Pop Leibel - Konstantin Shayne
Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine - Lee Patrick
Priest - David Ahdar
Undetermined Role - Isabel Analla
Undetermined Role - Jack Ano
Salesman - John Benson
Ransohoff's Saleslady - Margaret Brayton
Capt. Hansen - Paul Bryar
Diner at Ernie's - Boyd Cabeen
Burglar - Steve Conte
Mrs. Elster - Jean Corbett
Waiter at Ernie's - Bruno Della Santina
Ransohoff's Model - Roxann Delman
Beautician - Molly Dodd
Diner at Ernie's - Bess Flowers
Juror - Joe Garcio
Carlotta Valdes - Joanne Genthon
Salesman - Don Giovanni
Bartender at Ernie's - Roland Gotti
Matire d' at Ernie's - Victor Gotti
Policeman on Rooftop - Fred Graham
Stenographer - Robert Haines
Elster's Gateman - Buck Harrington
Man Walking Past Elster's Office - Alfred Hitchcock
Juror - Jimmie Horan
Juror - Art Howard
Nurse - June Jocelyn
Diner at Ernie's - Perk Lazelle
Saleswoman - Miliza Milo
Patron - Lyle Moraine
Diner at Ernie's - Forbes Murray
San Francisco Flower Vendor - Julian Petruzzi
Older Mistaken Identity - Ezelle Poule
Patron - Kathy Reed
Jury Foreman - William Remick
Diner at Ernie's - Jeffrey Sayre
Woman in Museum Mistaken for Madeleine - Nina Shipman
Woman at Ernie's Mistaken for Madeleine - Dori Simmons
Inquest Attorney - Ed Stevlingson
Nun - Sara Taft