Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
- Suicide or self-harm
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Character
Earnest, grave, meticulous and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- James StewartDet. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
- Kim NovakMadeleine Elster / Judy Barton
- Barbara Bel GeddesMarjorie 'Midge' Wood
- Tom HelmoreGavin Elster
- Henry JonesCoroner
- Raymond BaileyScottie's Doctor
- Ellen CorbyManager of McKittrick Hotel
- Konstantin ShaynePop Leibel
- Lee PatrickCar Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
- Bess FlowersDiner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Crew
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Alec CoppelScreenplay
- Samuel A. TaylorScreenplay
- Pierre BoileauNovel
- Thomas NarcejacNovel
- Robert BurksDirector of Photography
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
- George TomasiniEditor
- Alfred HitchcockProducer
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Pairings
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