Vertigo (1958)

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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.

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  1. Les Diaboliques (1955)
    "Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, this French psychological thriller shares themes of deception and psychological manipulation with *Vertigo*. Hitchcock screened *Les Diaboliques* multiple times during pre-production for *Vertigo*." Bfi source
  2. Portrait of Jennie (1948)
    "Directed by William Dieterle, this film tells the story of a man who becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman who appears to transcend time. The film's themes of obsession and the supernatural parallel those in *Vertigo*." Film Alert 101: Hitchcock's VERTIGO: Its cinema sources - Scholar Ken Mogg tracks down the movies that may have influenced the 1958 masterpiece Filmalert101
  3. The Uninvited (1944)
    "Directed by Lewis Allen, this ghost story involves themes of haunting and psychological disturbance. The film's atmosphere and narrative elements bear similarities to *Vertigo*." Film Alert 101: Hitchcock's VERTIGO: Its cinema sources - Scholar Ken Mogg tracks down the movies that may have influenced the 1958 masterpiece Filmalert101
  4. The Living and the Dead (1954)
    "This novel by Boileau-Narcejac, originally titled *D'entre les morts*, served as the direct source material for *Vertigo*. Hitchcock adapted the novel's plot, which involves themes of obsession and identity, into the film." The Living and the Dead %28Boileau-Narcejac novel%29 Wikipedia

Influenced

  1. Body Double (1984)
    "De Palma drew heavily from Hitchcock's *Vertigo*, incorporating themes of obsession and mistaken identity. The protagonist's fixation on a woman he observes parallels James Stewart's character in *Vertigo*." Body Double Wikipedia