VERTIGO
USA | 1958 | 2HR 8MIN | ALFRED J. HITCHCOCK PRODUCTIONS
James Stewart plays ex-cop Scottie, invalided out of the police force by vertigo brought on by a traumatic and shaming calamity. He is hired by old school friend for a strange job: to shadow his beautiful and enigmatic wife (Kim Novak). This bizarre situation unlocks lonely Scottie’s obsession with this hauntingly beautiful, troubled woman .
Film introduction by Sue Frause.
SHOWTIMES & TICKETS
Sun, Jan 19 | 2:00 PM
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CAST & CREW
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writing Credits: Alec Coppel (screenplay by), Samuel A. Taylor (screenplay by), Pierre Boileau (based on the novel "D'Entre Les Morts" by), Thomas Narcejac (based on the novel "D'Entre Les Morts" by), Maxwell Anderson (contributing writer)
Music: Bernard Herrmann
Costume Design: Edith Head
Makeup: Wally Westmore
Titles: Saul Bass
Principal Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby, Konstantin Shayne, Lee Patrick
FROM THE VAULT
SAUL BASS: The Name Behind the Titles
THE COMPOSER: Bernard Herrmann
THE MAGICIANS: The Westmores of Hollywood
ARTICLE: The Unrelenting Male Gaze that Blurs the Lines Between Possession and Obsession
ARTICLE: The Spectacle of Hitchcock's Heroine Fashion
ARTICLE: Alfred Hitchcock’s best films for female representation, ranked