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Vertigo
is a 1958 American
psychological thriller film
directed and produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
and starring
James Stewart
,
Kim Novak
, and
Tom Helmore
. Based on the 1954 novel
D'entre les morts
by
Boileau-Narcejac
, the film follows a former police
detective
who struggles against his
acrophobia
(an extreme fear of heights), which causes
vertigo
(a false sensation of rotation), to follow an acquaintance's wife. Although it received mixed reviews upon release,
Vertigo
has since been considered one of Hitchcock's best works.
Poster:
Saul Bass
; restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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