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.
Production
Rare Technicolor dye-transfer restoration footage.
Acting
Kim Novak's raw, unguarded reflections.
Direction
Scorsese geeking out like one of us.
Director
Harrison Engle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original negative was discovered dissolving in a salt mine vault; Harris smelled vinegar and knew it was dying.
This doc dropped right as Vertigo was dethroning Citizen Kane in Sight & Sound polls—perfect timing for a reappraisal.
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