Vertigo
1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock · Released 1958
Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts (From Among the Dead) by Boileau-Narcejac, with a screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor. The film stars James Stewart as former San Francisco police detective John "Scottie" Ferguson, who has retired after an incident in the line of duty caused him to develop an extreme fear of heights accompanied by vertigo. He is hired as a private investigator to report on the strange behavior of an acquaintance's wife (Kim Novak).
Cast ages when filming began (September 1957)
- James Stewart, as John "Scottie" Ferguson: 49
- Kim Novak, as Judy Barton / Madeleine Elster: 24
- Barbara Bel Geddes, as Marjorie "Midge" Wood: 34
- Tom Helmore, as Gavin Elster: 53
- Henry Jones, as the coroner: 45
- Ellen Corby, as the manager of the McKittrick Hotel: 46
- Konstantin Shayne, as bookstore owner Pop Leibel: 68
- Lee Patrick, as the car owner mistaken for Madeleine: 55
- Raymond Bailey, as Scottie's doctor: 53
- Alfred Hitchcock: 58