1958 Movie Vertigo

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Recently we watched the 1958 movie "Vertigo" in my film and media class. This movie is a Thriller/ Romance movie that tells the story of a detective (John Fergusion) who had to retire from the force due to his newly found fear of heights, hints the name "Vertigo". In this movie the detective is hired by an old friend (Gavin Elster) to follow his wife around town. Gavin fears his wife is possessed or troubled so this is why he sends John after her to find out what's going on. The story takes place in 1950's America in the city of San Francisco. The main characters In this movie are John Fergusion (detective), Madeleine barton (Tom Helmore's wife), and Tom helmore (friend of detective). After Tom has spoken to John about keeping an eye on his