A custom image of Jimmy Stewart from Hitchcock's Vertigo
The Big Picture As one of the most influential directors in cinematic history, Alfred Hitchcock has a plethora of critically acclaimed and groundbreaking films forever linked to his name. The "Master of Suspense" directed over fifty feature-length films throughout his monumental career, from the renowned spy thriller North by Northwest to the revolutionary horror picture Psycho.
Release Date May 28, 1958 Director Alfred Hitchcock Cast James Stewart , Kim Novak , Barbara Bel Geddes , Tom Helmore , Henry Jones , Raymond Bailey Runtime 128 mins Writers Alec Coppel , Samuel A. Taylor , Pierre Boileau , Thomas Narcejac , Maxwell Anderson Studio Paramount Pictures Expand Alfred Hitchcock Blamed Jimmy Stewart for 'Vertigo's Critical Failure Vertigo is one of Alfred Hitchcock's longer-running films that is undoubtedly made for the giant silver screen.
Alfred Hitchcock Believed 'Vertigo' Had a Major Plot Hole The film's plot twist is revealed when viewers find out that Madeleine Elster is actually an actress named Judy Barton whom Gavin hired to impersonate his real wife. Gavin and Judy work together to convince Scottie that Madeleine has an obsession with a deceased Carlotta Valdes, which drives her to hysterically rush to the top of a Spanish mission and die by suicide.
Although Hitchcock does a brilliant job demonstrating the depth of Scottie's fear of heights with the dolly zoom, it's hard to believe a smart criminal like Gavin Elster would assume his friend's vertigo could deter him from discovering the truth behind Madeleine's murder. With no apparent plan B, the tycoon's scheme could have easily failed if the detective had overcome his dizzy spells at that moment, validating some critics' claims of Vertigo being unconvincing.
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