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Vertigo

1958 · Mystery · Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 8m

A San Francisco detective who has retired with a fear of heights is asked to follow a friend's wife around the city. Slow, and it becomes about him.

  • Strongly character-driven
  • Clearly heavy

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Describe: Vertigo

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