Vertigo

1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock
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Vertigo
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Vertigo

Summary

Vertigo is a film[1]. Vertigo ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,099 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vertigo's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Vertigo was directed by Alfred Hitchcock[4].
  • Alec Coppel wrote the screenplay for Vertigo[5].
  • Samuel A. Taylor wrote the screenplay for Vertigo[6].
  • Maxwell Anderson wrote the screenplay for Vertigo[7].
  • Boileau-Narcejac wrote the screenplay for Vertigo[8].
  • Thomas Narcejac wrote the screenplay for Vertigo[9].
  • Vertigo's composer is recorded as Bernard Herrmann[10].
  • Vertigo's genre is mystery film[11].
  • Vertigo's genre is thriller film[12].
  • Vertigo's genre is drama film[13].
  • Vertigo's genre is romance film[14].
  • Vertigo's genre is psychological thriller film[15].
  • Vertigo's genre is psychological drama film[16].
  • Vertigo's genre is melodrama[17].
  • vertigo is named after Vertigo[18].
  • Vertigo's based on is recorded as The Living and the Dead[19].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was James Stewart[20].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was Kim Novak[21].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was Barbara Bel Geddes[22].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was Tom Helmore[23].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was Henry Jones[24].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was Ellen Corby[25].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was Konstantin Shayne[26].
  • A cast member of Vertigo was Lee Patrick[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Vertigo was produced by Alfred Hitchcock[28]. Vertigo was directed by Alfred Hitchcock[4]. Screenwriters include Alec Coppel[5], Samuel A. Taylor[6], Maxwell Anderson[7], Boileau-Narcejac[8], and Thomas Narcejac[9]. Cast members include James Stewart[20], Kim Novak[21], Barbara Bel Geddes[22], Tom Helmore[23], Henry Jones[24], and Ellen Corby[25].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1958[29], February 3, 1959[30], May 22, 1958[31], and May 28, 1958[32]. The original language of Vertigo was English[33]. Genres include mystery film[11], thriller film[12], drama film[13], romance film[14], psychological thriller film[15], and psychological drama film[16]. Vertigo is part of National Film Registry[34]. Vertigo was distributed by video on demand[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include suicide[36] and acrophobia[37].

Reception

Reviews include 8.8/10[38], 93%[39], 100/100[40], and 8.2/10[41].

Why It Matters

Vertigo ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,099 views/month).[2] Vertigo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Vertigo is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 29916
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  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 52357
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  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18624
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  4. 6w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → vertigo-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0ynte1odk
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  5. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → vertigo-motion-picture-1958
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  6. 9w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 14w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → vertigo
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  11. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 20w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Does the dog die? media id → 15502
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