VERTIGO (1958)

Directed by - Alfred Hitchcock

 

Written by - Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor, Maxwell Anderson (based on a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac)

 

Starring - James Stewart, Kim Novak

 

 

 

"Perhaps the most poetic movie by the master of suspense. A retired detective is hired by a friend to follow his wife, whom he believes to be possessed by a dead woman. She quickly becomes an obsession, as he falls in love, and the investigations lead him down a path of death, deception and madness. The psychological studies of its characters ensures this movie a reputation for being one of the most delightfully complex thrillers ever made, gripping from its high spirited beginning to its unforgettably tragic ending, told with a dreamlike flow, a filmmaking style that is son of Hitchcock’s meticulous pre planning, and a wonderful score by Bernard Herrmann."

 

 

Thriller, USA