Vertigo (film).

Vertigo (1958) is a celebrated film by renowned British director Alfred Hitchcock. He created a number of classic movies, including Notorious (1946), Strangers on a Train (1951), North by Northwest (1959), and Psycho (1960). Born in Great Britain in 1899, Hitchcock directed more than 50 films during the course of his storied career. Known as the Master of Suspense, he often worked in the mystery, thriller, and horror genres. Most of his movies are marked by exciting action and heightened suspense. Several of his favorite themes are on display in the psychological thriller Vertigo, including voyeurism and romantic obsession. The film is considered to be one of his more personal, artistic films. The story of Vertigo is based on a French novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac entitled D’entre les Morts (From Among the Dead). The screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor.