Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece (1997)

June 1st, 19970h 29min

Documentary
70%

Overview

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. [Included as extra with DVD release].


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