Vertigo

Vertigo1958

Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Rating: PG
Runtime: 128 minutes

Vertigo is a 1958 film about a San Francisco detective and his psychological troubles with a fear of heights and an obsession over a woman. more »



Scottie:
But you knew that day that I wouldn't be able to follow you, didn't you? Who was up there when you got up there? Elster and his wife?

Judy:
Yes!

Scottie:
Yes! And she was the one who died! The real wife, not you! You were the copy. You were the counterfeit, weren't you? Was she dead or alive when you got there?

Judy:
Dead! Dead! He'd broken her neck!

Scottie:
He'd broken her neck. He wasn't taking any chances, was he? So when you got up there, he pushed her off the tower. But it was you that screamed. Why did you scream?

Judy:
I wanted to stop it, Scottie! I ran up to stop it! I...

Scottie:
You wanted to stop it. Why did you scream? Since you tricked me so well up to then? You played the wife very well, Judy. He made you over, didn't he? He made you over just like I made you over. Only better. Not only the clothes and the hair. But the looks and the manner and the words. And those beautiful phony trances. And you jumped into the Bay, didn't you? I'll bet you're a wonderful swimmer, aren't you? Aren't you? Aren't you?

Judy:
Yes!

Scottie:
And then what did he do? Did he train you? Did he rehearse you? Did he tell you exactly what to do and what to say? You were a very apt pupil, too, weren't you? You were a very apt pupil. Why did you pick on me? Why me?

Judy:
Your accident! Your...

Scottie:
The accident! I was the set-up. I was the set-up, wasn't I? I was a made-to-order witness. I was...

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