# Vertigo (1958) ![Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/15uOEfqBNTVtDUT7hGBVCka0rZz.jpg) > **Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!** > A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. **Runtime**: 2h 8m **Genres**: Mystery, Romance, Thriller ## Cast - [[James Stewart]] as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson - [[Kim Novak]] as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton - [[Barbara Bel Geddes]] as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood - [[Tom Helmore]] as Gavin Elster - [[Henry Jones]] as Coroner - [[Raymond Bailey]] as Scottie's Doctor - [[Ellen Corby]] as Manager of McKittrick Hotel - [[Konstantin Shayne]] as Pop Leibel - [[Lee Patrick]] as Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine - [[Bess Flowers]] as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited) - [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited) - [[David Ahdar]] as Priest (uncredited) - [[Sara Taft]] as Nun (uncredited) - [[Ezelle Poule]] as Older mistaken identity (uncredited) - [[John Benson]] as Salesman (uncredited) - [[Paul Bryar]] as Capt. Hansen (uncredited) - [[Steve Conte]] as Burglar (uncredited) - [[Fred Graham]] as Policeman on Rooftop (uncredited) - [[Forbes Murray]] as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited) - [[Raoul Freeman]] as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited) --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/426) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0052357)