Vertigo
“Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!”
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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Cast
20 people
James Stewart
Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Known for
Rear Window
It's a Wonderful Life
Kim Novak
Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
Known for
Bell, Book and Candle
Kiss Me, Stupid
Barbara Bel Geddes
Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Known for
Dallas
Panic in the Streets
Tom Helmore
Gavin Elster
Known for
The Time Machine
Designing Woman
Henry Jones
Coroner
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Arachnophobia
Raymond Bailey
Scottie's Doctor
Known for
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Ellen Corby
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Known for
The Waltons
Sabrina
Konstantin Shayne
Pop Leibel
Known for
The Stranger
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Lee Patrick
Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
Mildred Pierce
Bess Flowers
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Known for
Funny Face
Monkey Business
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
Known for
Sabotage
David Ahdar
Priest (uncredited)
Also in
The George Raft Story
Holiday for Lovers
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Alec Coppel Screenplay Samuel A. Taylor Screenplay
Worldwide gross $7.8M · Budget $2.5M · United States release May 28, 1958
Box office
Budget
$2,479,000
Worldwide gross
$7,808,900
Gross vs. budget
3.2×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Darkling I Listen · Fear and Trembling · From Among the Dead
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
U.S. Outlying Islands · May 9, 1958
United States · May 28, 1958
Theatrical
United States
May 9, 1958 · Premiere · San Francisco, California
October 28, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical · Restored version
Argentina
March 5, 1959 · Theatrical
Australia
January 23, 1959 · Theatrical
August 2, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Belgium
June 23, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
July 21, 1958 · Theatrical
Canada
June 16, 1958 · Theatrical
Chile
August 8, 2015 · Premiere · Terapias de Cine: Ciencia y Medicina
China
April 13, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
July 1, 1997 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
January 29, 1998 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Denmark
January 4, 1960 · Theatrical
June 20, 1997 · Theatrical · Restored version
Finland
December 19, 1958 · Theatrical
March 24, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 12, 1997 · Theatrical · Restored version
France
January 30, 1959 · Theatrical
July 2, 1991 · Physical · VHS
April 18, 2000 · Physical · DVD
May 19, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 3, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 30, 2018 · Digital
September 29, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
December 3, 2021 · Digital · Salto
Germany
February 3, 1959 · Theatrical · West Germany
May 21, 1966 · TV · West Germany
December 30, 1989 · TV · East Germany
August 13, 1999 · Physical
Greece
October 9, 1958 · Theatrical
June 18, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
April 23, 1959 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 19, 1985 · Theatrical
India
October 30, 2014 · Digital
Ireland
October 3, 1958 · Theatrical
Israel
April 18, 1959 · Theatrical
Italy
December 18, 1958 · Theatrical
November 18, 2019 · Limited theatrical · 4K UHD
Japan
October 7, 1958 · Theatrical
March 24, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 25, 2014 · Theatrical · Digitally re-mastered version
Mexico
March 5, 1959 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 3, 1959 · Theatrical
July 3, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 20, 2004 · TV · Net 5
July 26, 2007 · Physical · DVD
January 14, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
March 13, 1997 · Limited theatrical · Restored version
Norway
November 13, 1958 · Theatrical
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical · Restored version
Peru
August 1, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Philippines
October 15, 1958 · Theatrical
Poland
September 1, 1963 · Theatrical
November 27, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 13, 1959 · Theatrical
February 8, 1985 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 17, 1998 · Theatrical · Restored version
December 20, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Singapore
October 11, 2016 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
February 8, 1959 · Theatrical
August 4, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
August 16, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Spain
July 22, 1958 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
June 29, 1959 · Premiere · Madrid
January 6, 1989 · Theatrical
April 1, 2006 · TV · TV3
Sweden
December 26, 1958 · Theatrical
February 11, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Thailand
October 6, 2016 · Limited theatrical
August 20, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
January 3, 1961 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 4, 2007 · Physical · DVD
September 23, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
August 24, 1958 · Theatrical
April 25, 1997 · Theatrical · Restored version
Uruguay
August 10, 1959 · Theatrical
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