
Obsessed with Vertigo
Documentary
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.
Top Cast


Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Narrator (Voice)
Roddy McDowall
Narrator (Voice)


Patricia Hitchcock
Patricia Hitchcock
Self
Patricia Hitchcock
Self
Robert A. Harris
Robert A. Harris
Self
Robert A. Harris
Self
James C. Katz
James C. Katz
Self
James C. Katz
Self


Henry Bumstead
Henry Bumstead
Self
Henry Bumstead
Self
Herbert Coleman
Herbert Coleman
Self
Herbert Coleman
Self


Kim Novak
Kim Novak
Self
Kim Novak
Self


Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
Self
Barbara Bel Geddes
Self


Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Self
Martin Scorsese
Self


C.O. Erickson
C.O. Erickson
Self
C.O. Erickson
Self
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