Ranked by AFI as the greatest mystery film in the American canon, VERTIGO (1958) features the talents of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – producer/director Alfred Hitchcock and star James Stewart. In addition to ranking among the greatest American films of all time VERTIGO appears among the art form’s greatest thrillers and greatest love stories, with the haunting score by Bernard Herrmann also earning a place among AFI’s accounting of the greatest film soundtracks in cinema history.
Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about VERTIGO.