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  • Actors: James Stewart, Kim Novak
  • Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 20 Oct 2008
  • Run Time: 124 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001DD0DBY
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,378 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Although it wasn't a box-office success when originally released in 1958, Vertigo has since taken its deserved place as Alfred Hitchcock's greatest, most spellbinding, most deeply personal achievement. In fact, it consistently ranks among the top 10 movies ever made in the once-a-decade Sight & Sound international critics poll, placing at number 4 in the most recent survey. (Universal Pictures' spectacularly gorgeous 1996 restoration and rerelease of this 1958 Paramount production was a tremendous success with the public, too.) James Stewart plays a retired police detective who is hired by an old friend to follow his wife (a superb Kim Novak, in what becomes a double role), whom he suspects of being possessed by the spirit of a dead madwoman. The detective and the disturbed woman fall ("fall" is indeed the operative word) in love and...well, to give away any more of the story would be criminal. Shot around San Francisco (the Golden Gate Bridge and the Palace of the Legion of Honor are significant locations) and elsewhere in Northern California (the redwoods, Mission San Juan Batista) in rapturous Technicolor, Vertigo is as lovely as it is haunting. --Jim Emerson

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VERTIGO is Alfred Hitchcock's haunting tale of deception, madness, and death, a masterful exploration of fantasy and anxiety. The film ranks with REAR WINDOW as one of the director's most closely studied films for its psychological complexity, while the obsession of its protagonist--John 'Scottie' Ferguson (James Stewart)--can also be seen to parallel that of Hitchcock's own fascination with the icy-blonde leading lady he recreated at the centre of so many of his films. Scottie Ferguson is a retired detective, his career ended by the onset of a paralyzing fear of heights. An old friend, the wealthy Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore), hires Ferguson to follow his wife (Kim Novak), whom, he explains, has grown obsessed with an ancestor of hers. The assignment draws Ferguson out of his comfortable role as observer and into a complex web of intrigue, mingled with the detective's own fantasies and fears. Stewart gives an exceptional performance as the disintegrating detective, while Novak, who was left largely undirected by Hitchcock, conveys a subtle and powerful psychological journey. Another star of the film is its San Francisco setting. VERTIGO is considered one of Hitchcock's finest and most complex films.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 5 Nov 2008
By David Pattern "davepattern" (Huddersfield, UK) - See all my reviews
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Despite a new remastered transfer being available (which was used for the 2005 and 2008 US DVD releases), Universal UK have chosen to re-use the same PAL transfer that appeared on the original 2000 UK DVD release.

If you're looking for the best available transfer of this excellent film, then avoid this DVD and buy the latest US release instead from Amazon.com
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not so special edition... disappointing, 3 Dec 2008
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This is my all-time favorite film and has been since my childhood. I have purchased it on various formats about a dozen times. This latest 'special edition' DVD set contains the same transfer as the last released PAL DVD, the features are pretty much the same too. However who cares about extras? The important thing is to see this brilliant masterpiece of cinema.

The 1996 restoration work was magnificent to look at, but spoiled by the innappropriate booming 5.1 sound effects. Roof chase in hob-nail boots anyone? seagulls that sound like teradactiles, the tsunami while driving round the peninsula and the comedy 'sack of potatoes' thud when Madeleine lands on the roof tiles. I don't disagree with remaking the soundtrack in stereo, but in practise it was a brutal job. The new audio material is of a totally different quality to the other sounds such as the score and dialogue and it's all very off-putting.

After all the complaints Universal have received about not including the original 1958 soundtrack on previous DVDs and this being a 50th birthday special Edition I expected it would include both the 1996 and 1958 soundtracks in response to the requests made by fans. However, they have still not managed to do so on any UK release. So if you want the original sound you are better off with the American NTSC 'Masterpiece Collection' version which has the option of either soundtrack.

The second disc of 'bonus content' is vaguely interesting but nothing really special. It wasn't worth raising the certificate from a PG to a 15 by including it.

If you have never seen Vertigo, buy it for the excellent film, but if you already have the film, save your money. Perhaps they will get it right when they release a blu ray version?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hitchcock's Masterpiece, 20 Oct 2008
I am a massive fan of Alfred Hitchcock's movies. While Rear Window and North By Northwest are brilliant movies for entertainment, and Psycho and The Birds are great because they show the directors ability to scare the heebeegeebies out of an audience, Vertigo stands out as the director's most most sophisticated, skillful and haunting achievement. In a nutshell, it tells the story of a neurotic detective named Scottie (James Stewart, in possibly the performance of his career) who is hired by an old school friend to follow and watch the man's wife, the suicidal and hallucenant Madeline (Kim Novak, Hithcock's most beautiful blonde). However, Scottie falls so madly in love with Madeline, that even after her death he goes insane and believes her to still be alive. Is he wrong, or is he right? Featuring monumental performances by the two leads and heartbreaking score by Bernard Herrmann, Vertigo is arguably Hitchcock's greatest piece to showcase his ability to manipulate suspencse and emotional change in his audience. Technically, the film is Hitchcock's most perfect. It's a film that will linger with you for a while after watching it, like a nightmarish haze. It's also the masterwork of a true genius.
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