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Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

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📜 Overview: A documentary about the making and restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo." Narrated by Roddy McDowall, with behind-the-scenes talk from Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Bumstead, Robert A. Harris, Patricia Hitchcock, James C. Katz, Kim Novak, Peggy Robertson and Martin Scorsese. Brings fresh perspective, not just to the film and the director, but to the Fifties Hollywood as well. [Included as extra with DVD release].
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1997-06-01
⌚ Running Time: 29 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Roddy McDowall original image
Narrator (Voice)
Roddy McDowall
Patricia Hitchcock original image
Self
Patricia Hitchcock
Robert A. Harris original image
Self
Robert A. Harris
James C. Katz original image
Self
James C. Katz
Henry Bumstead original image
Self
Henry Bumstead
Herbert Coleman original image
Self
Herbert Coleman
Kim Novak original image
Self
Kim Novak
Barbara Bel Geddes original image
Self
Barbara Bel Geddes
Martin Scorsese original image
Self
Martin Scorsese
C.O. Erickson original image
Self
C.O. Erickson
Peggy Robertson original image
Self
Peggy Robertson
Samuel A. Taylor original image
Self
Samuel A. Taylor
June Van Dyke original image
Self
June Van Dyke
James Stewart original image
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart

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