DVD

Vertigo [videorecording] / 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). 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 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel : D'entre les morts / by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. Special features include Obsessed with Vertigo, commentary, 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; anamorphic widescreen,1.85:1; Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo and 2.0 mono.
Language Note:	In English with optional French or Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:	National Film Registry selection, 1989.