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Lord Dalek
09-21-2007, 03:29 PM
Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!

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"Do you believe that someone out of the past... someone dead... can enter and take possession of a living being?" - Gavin Elster


Release Date: May 8, 1958
Studio: Paramount/Alfred Hitchcock Productions (distributed by Universal as of 1983)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (VistaVision)
Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones

Plot Summary: John "Scottie" Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating suicide, because she believes she is possessed by a dead ancestor. Scottie is skeptical, but agrees after he sees the beautiful Madeleine.

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Stunned by the fact that we only have one Hitchcock film listed in the talkback database I figured it was about time that I should do some for my favorites.

Leaping Larry Jojo
09-21-2007, 03:31 PM
This is the first Hitchcock movie I ever saw, so it holds a special place in my heart. It's not my favourite Hitch film (that would be North by Northwest), but in many ways, it's his most beautiful film: well shot, hypnotic, and just a bit obsessive. ;)

The opening sequence is fantastic, as is Herrman's score.

Silly McGooses
09-21-2007, 08:43 PM
My favorite film. Period.