Vertigo
No. 1 on the British Film Institute’s The 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
No. 9 on the American Film Institute’s Top 100 Greatest American Films Of All Time
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Named “Greatest Film of All Time” in 2012 by the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound, this psychological thriller about fear and obsession hypnotizes audiences on the big screen. “It would be heresy to suggest that the greatness of ”Vertigo” is owed to anyone but Hitchcock, whose fingerprints cover every aspect of the production. But there is a second genius at work in ”Vertigo,…. (Bernard) Herrmann was an absolute master of the strange art of film scoring”. Alex Ross, NY Times
”Vertigo” is a symphony for film and orchestra.” New Yorker
Program Information
Film Credits
Cast
James Stewart — John “Scottie” Ferguson
Kim Novak — Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
Barbara Bel Geddes — Midge Wood
Tom Helmore — Gavin Elster
Screenplay by
Alec Coppel
Samuel A. Taylor
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Associate Producer
Herbert Coleman
Music by
Bernard Herrmann
Film Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Production Credits
Producer: John Goberman
Live orchestra adaptation by: Patrick Russ
Technical Supervisor: Pat McGillen
Music Preparation: Larry Spivack
Running Time: 128 minutes
The producer wishes to acknowledge the contributions and extraordinary support of John Waxman (Themes & Variations).
A Symphonic Night at the Movies is a production of PGM Productions, Inc. (New York) and appears by arrangement with IMG Artists.
Orchestration
Flute 1
Flute 2
Flute 3/Piccolo/Alto Flute
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Oboe 3/English Horn
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet 1/Bb Clarinet
Bass Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Contrabassoon
4 Horns
3 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (3 Players): 2 vibraphones, small triangle, tam-tam,
3 suspended cymbals (small, medium, large), cymbals, timpani 2, bass drum, castanets, tambourine
2 Harps
Celesta
Synthesizer: Hammond Organ, Novachord
Strings
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