UNITED STATES · 1958

Vertigo

Alfred Hitchcock
Classical Hollywood obsession acrophobia identity psychological manipulation unrequited love
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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.

Year1958
CountryUnited States
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
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