A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply dis... Read allA former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 9 wins & 7 nominations total
David Ahdar
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Isabel Analla
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
Jack Ano
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bacon
- Nun
- (uncredited)
John Benson
- Salesman
- (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
- Juror
- (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton
- Ransohoff's Saleslady
- (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
- Capt. Hansen
- (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
- Diner at Ernie's
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsBoth times the main characters drive to the old mission, the wide shots show them driving on the right side of the road. However, all shots inside the car show them driving on the left side of the road. This is because the US 101 - where filming took place - near San Juan Bautista is split, with two lanes in each direction, by a grove of Eucalyptus trees. The film shows only one of the road's directions, giving the appearance that Scottie and Madeleine are driving on the wrong side of the road.
- Crazy creditsThe opening Paramount logo is in black and white while the rest of the film, including the closing Paramount logo, is in Technicolor.
- Alternate versionsAn additional ending was made during post production for some European countries due to certain laws prohibiting a film from letting a "bad guy" get away at the end of a film. In the new ending, after Scottie looks down from the bell tower (the original ending) there is a short scene of Midge in her apartment sitting next to a radio and listening to reports of the police tracking down Gavin Elster hiding out in Europe. As Midge turns off the radio, the news flash also reports that three Berkeley students got caught bringing a cow up the stairs of a campus building. Scottie enters the apartment, looks at Midge plainly, and then looks out a window. Midge makes two drinks and gives one to Scottie. The scene ends with both of them looking out the window without saying a single word to each other. This alternate ending can be found on the restoration laser disc.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 34 in C K. 338, 2nd Movement, Andante di Molto (piu tosto allegretto)
(uncredited)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Played as 'cue 10B' on a record in the psychiatric ward
Featured review
An interesting psychological piece that richly displays Hitchcock's talents. It is unfair to compare this film to the suspense thrillers of today which are subjected to more realism in sex and violence. Hitchcock had to be more subtle in 1958, where I'm sure a work like this, that seems tame by today's standards, appeared bizarre and risqué. Also the acting here seems histrionic; not that people actually spoke like that in the 50s but the audiences liked such dictionally refined dialogue back then as opposed to the lines of modern-day scripts that more accurately portray the way individuals speak.
James Stewart and Kim Novak are appealing on numerous levels, the former mainly because he doesn't wander far from the amiable joe we have come to expect (even though he does weird-out near the conclusion) and the latter because she maintains a veneer of vulnerability that we can relate to.
This is not a film I especially like (I couldn't watch it again and again) but I respect for its strong filmmaking.
James Stewart and Kim Novak are appealing on numerous levels, the former mainly because he doesn't wander far from the amiable joe we have come to expect (even though he does weird-out near the conclusion) and the latter because she maintains a veneer of vulnerability that we can relate to.
This is not a film I especially like (I couldn't watch it again and again) but I respect for its strong filmmaking.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- De entre los muertos
- Filming locations
- Fort Point, Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, USA(Madeleine's jump into the bay)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,479,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,705,225
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $252,880
- Mar 18, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $7,808,900
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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