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Vertigo (1958)

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38

1950's

of 8,943

9

1958

of 2,642

1
Crime
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  10
  
  Crime of 1958
  
  of 70
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1950's
  
  of 670
  
  2
Mystery
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  of 3,089
  
  6
  
  Mystery of 1958
  
  of 14
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 1950's
  
  of 164
  
  4
Thriller
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  10
  
  Thriller of 1958
  
  of 27
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1950's
  
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  3

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Vertigo (1958) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.7026

Avg Critic Score:3.5995

Vertigo (1958) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Awesome and brilliant, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo was recently restored, and its power is immense. ...read the complete Vertigo movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Brilliant slow moving psychological drama about a man obsessed by a strange love for an ice queen blonde, who suffers from a mental breakdown, a bad guilt trip and is seemingly possessed by the dark side of his mind. ...read the complete Vertigo movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

This restoration of Vertigo serves two crucial purposes. First, it allows all those who have loved the film over the years to once again (or perhaps for the first time) view the motion picture in its full glory. ...read the complete Vertigo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

This cry from a wounded heart comes at the end of Alfred Hitchcock's ``Vertigo,'' and by the time it comes we are completely in sympathy. ...read the complete Vertigo movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Seeing the newly-restored, 70 mm print of Vertigo in a theater is an experience that no fan of Hitchcock, or of cinema in general, should miss. ...read the complete Vertigo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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eFilmCritic

Vertigo is still an astonishing film, almost forty years after its initial release. Many critics regard this as Hitchcock's greatest film, even more memorable than Psycho. Whatever privileged position this film is given in the great director's huge...read the complete Vertigo (1958) review at eFilmCritic

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Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)

Torna, splendidamente restaurata in 70mm da Robert Harris e James Katz (ma in Italia si vedrà solo nella versione in 35mm), una fra le più inquietanti storie di amour fou che si nascondono nei thriller del celeberrimo mago del brivido. "Vertigo" è...read the complete Vertigo (1958) review at Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)

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Chad Polenz

They say you know you're going crazy when you think you're normal and the rest of the world is insane. That's the feeling I got watching "Vertigo," a pseudo epic story about love, betrayal, classic irony, but most of all insanity. To truly...read the complete Vertigo (1958) review at Chad Polenz

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