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.
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $8M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
20 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Vertigo actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Vertigo appears in 8 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Detective Movies Ranked #7
Placed at #7 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Mystery Movies Ranked #13
Placed at #13 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Romance Movies Ranked #14
Placed at #14 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Romance Movies Ranked #14
Placed at #14 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #32
Placed at #32 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Thriller Movies Ranked #34
Placed at #34 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #57
Placed at #57 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #132
Placed at #132 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Vertigo returned 3.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- May 9, 1958
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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