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Vertigo (the 1958 movie)

Alfred Hitchcock was famous for directing films of the suspense/horror genre.  One of his most famous movies was the 1958 thriller, Vertigo.  This motion picture concerned a detective with a fear of heights who grew to love a lady who then jumped or fell to her death.  After this happened, he met another woman who eerily resembled the first doomed one.

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Hitchcock, Alfred (Subject)
• Vertigo (Title)

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PN1997 .A1 A39
• PN1998.3 .H58

Circulating Books and Films  –  A Selected List

• Bellour, Raymond. The Analysis of Film. 2000.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 B4513 2000
• Conrad, Peter. The Hitchcock Murders. 2000.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 C66 2000
• Freedman, Jonathan (Ed.). Hitchcock’s America. 1999.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 H575 1999
• Hitchcock, Alfred (Director). Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection. 2005.
  • Call Number: PN1997 .A1 A39 2005 Discs 5-8 (DVD – Includes Vertigo)
• Hitchcock, Alfred (Director). Vertigo. 1958, 1998.
  • Call Number: DVD PN1997.85 .V47 1998 (Non-Circulating – In Audio-Visual Department)  
• Krohn, Bill. Hitchcock at Work. 2000.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 K76 2000
• Spoto, Donald. The Art of Alfred Hitchcock. 1992.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 S68 1992
• Walker, Michael. Hitchcock’s Motifs. 2005.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 W36 2005
• Wood, Robin. Hitchcock’s Films Revisited. 1989.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 W66 1989

Reference Materials

• Blockbusters: A Reference Guide to Film Genres. – Call Number: REF PN1995 .G663 2006
  • Pgs. 49, 214, 221
• The Encyclopedia of Alfred Hitchcock. – Call Number: REF PN1998.3 .H58 L45 2002
  • Pgs. 355-357
• International Dictionary of Films/Filmmakers (2^nd Ed.). – Call Number: REF PN1997.8 .I58 V. 1
  • Vol. 1, pgs. 948-950
• Magill’s Survey of Cinema:English Language Films(2^nd Series).  - Call Number: REF PN1995 .M3 1981 V. 6
  • Vol. 6, pgs. 2612-2615
• The Motion Picture Guide. – Call Number: REF PN1995 .N346 1985 V.8
  • Vol. 8, pgs. 3675-3676

Electronic Databases  

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Academic Search Complete
• Film & Television Literature Index
• Humanities Full Text
• JSTOR

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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