Top billed cast

1. 

   James Stewart

   Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

2. 

   Kim Novak

   Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton

3. 

   Barbara Bel Geddes

   Marjorie 'Midge' Wood

4. 

   Tom Helmore

   Gavin Elster

5. 

   Henry Jones

   Coroner

6. 

   Raymond Bailey

   Scottie's Doctor

7. 

   Ellen Corby

   Manager of McKittrick Hotel

8. 

   Konstantin Shayne

   Pop Leibel

9. 

   Lee Patrick

   Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine

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Reviews

A review by barrymost

Written by barrymost on 2020-03-30

A tense, dizzying thriller from the Master.

Plot in a nutshell: A retired detective suffering from acrophobia takes the case of an old college chum's wife, who may be possessed by the spirit of her great-grandmother who committed suicide many years previous. But of course, a much darker, and more down-to-earth, secret lies beneath the surface.

Comments: James Stewart is the perfect anti-hero in this: clever and brave, but also disturbed, unhinged, and at times possessive. He does a stellar job with a difficult role.

In the supporting role of Stewart's faithful friend "Midge" is Ba...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,479,000.00

Revenue
$7,808,900.00

Keywords

• plan
• love of one's life
• sense of guilt
• san francisco, california
• suicide attempt
• obsession
• bachelor
• detective
• necklace
• vertigo
• museum
• painting
• insurance fraud
• film noir
• golden gate bridge
• psychological thriller
• rescue from drowning
• paranoid
• neo-noir
• nervous
• fear of heights
• complicated
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