Hitchcock on why he likes to scare people and one of the scariest experiences in his life.
Hitchcock reportedly spent a week filming the museum scene just to get the lighting right.
The title became a issue of hot debate between Hitchcock and the studio. See Paramount’s list of suggested replacement titles.
We personally are very happy Hitchcock won.
“[The] secret [of the film] is so clever, even though it is devilishly far-fetched.”
–New York Times
“Hitchcock has never made a thriller more stately and deliberate in technique”
-Sight and Sound
“Vertigo is prime though uneven Hitchcock… Stewart, on camera almost constantly throughout the film’s 126 minutes, comes through with a startlingly fine performance as the lawyer-cop who suffers from acrophobia—that is, vertigo or dizziness in high places.”
–Variety
Happy Vertigo day everyone!
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