Overview

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

Fun facts

Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Sound (1959)
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Box office
Grossed $7.81M worldwide, about 3.2 times its $2.48M budget
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Based on
Based on The Living and the Dead
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Filming locations
Filmed in Mission San Juan Bautista and San Francisco
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Setting
Set in San Francisco and California
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Music
Music by Bernard Herrmann
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Robert Burks
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Details

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Pierre BoileauNovel
Thomas NarcejacNovel
Alec CoppelScreenplay
Samuel A. TaylorScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: May 28, 1958
Original language: English
Budget: $2.5M
Revenue: $7.8M
Countries: United States of America