When was the film Vertigo released?
Vertigo premiered in San Francisco on the 9th of May 1958, at the Stage Door Theater. The film earned $3.2 million in North American distributor rentals against its cost of $2,479,000.
Questions about Vertigo (film)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who wrote the screenplay for Vertigo?
Samuel A. Taylor wrote the final script based on notes provided by the director after Screen Writers Guild arbitration determined that both Alec Coppel and Taylor deserved credit for the screenplay. Hitchcock originally hired playwright Maxwell Anderson to write a screenplay titled Darkling before Anderson submitted his treatment in September 1956.
Where did principal photography take place for Vertigo?
Principal photography began on location in San Francisco in September 1957 under the working title From Among the Dead. The production filmed at Mission San Juan Bautista, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, and Cypress Point on 17-Mile Drive.
What is the significance of the dolly zoom technique used in Vertigo?
This marked the first time a dolly zoom appeared in cinema history involving moving the camera physically away while simultaneously zooming in to distort perspective. A model of the tower shaft was constructed because filming the shot on a full-sized set proved difficult.
How has the critical reception of Vertigo changed over time?
Vertigo replaced Citizen Kane as the greatest film ever made in the 2012 Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll and came in second place in the 2022 edition of that same poll. In 1989, Vertigo became one of the first twenty-five films selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.