Film · 1958 · Thriller · Mystery
Where Vertigo was filmed
A retired detective with a fear of heights becomes obsessed with a woman he is hired to follow, in a dizzying study of desire. Its San Francisco is real, from the bay beneath the Golden Gate to a Spanish mission an hour to the south.
2 locations across 1 destinations
On screen
Watch the official trailer
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Official trailer via YouTube, see the real locations as they appear on screen.
San Francisco, United States
2 spotsFort Point
The brick fort tucked directly beneath the Golden Gate Bridge is where Madeleine plunges into the bay and Scottie pulls her out.
Mission San Juan Bautista
This Spanish mission staged the film's vertiginous bell-tower climax; the tower itself was a special effect, but the mission and plaza are real.
Where to stay
Hotels near San Francisco
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