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The film Vertigo premiered in San Francisco on the 9th of May 1958 at the Stage Door Theater. This initial release received mixed reviews from critics who found the film slow and convoluted despite its eventual acclaim.
Alfred Hitchcock directed the 1958 film Vertigo and James Stewart starred as the lead character John Scottie Ferguson. Kim Novak played the dual role of Madeleine Elster and Judy Barton in the film.
The production of Vertigo utilized extensive location shooting in San Francisco including Mission San Juan Bautista, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, and Cypress Point. Interior scenes were filmed at Paramount Studios and the exterior of the sanatorium was shot at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Hitchcock used the dolly zoom technique to create the Vertigo effect by moving the camera backward while simultaneously zooming in. This in-camera method creates a disorienting distortion of perspective that visually represents the protagonist's fear of heights.
The film Vertigo was added to the United States National Film Registry in 1989 as one of the first 25 films selected for preservation. It was chosen for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant to the United States.
In the 2022 edition of the Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll, Vertigo took second place behind Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles. The film previously ranked first in the 2012 poll before moving to second place in the 2022 edition.