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Films · Before 1960

Vertigo (1958), certificate PG

AT A GLANCE

Vertigo is a 1958 thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, certificate PG, 129 minutes long. To own it on Apple TV in the UK cost £5.99 on 14 October 2026, or £3.49 to rent.

Why it is worth your time

A retired detective with a fear of heights is hired to follow a woman around San Francisco. Hitchcock’s strangest, most obsessive film, voted the greatest ever made in the 2012 Sight and Sound poll.

The details

Released
1958
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
BBFC certificate
PG
Running time
129 minutes
Shelf
Before 1960
Buy (Apple TV)
£5.99
Rent (Apple TV)
£3.49

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Vertigo: quick answers

What is Vertigo rated in the UK?
PG, according to its UK store listing (BBFC).
How long is Vertigo?
129 minutes: 2 hours and 9 minutes.
Who directed Vertigo?
Alfred Hitchcock, in 1958.

Rating, length and today’s prices: Apple’s British iTunes listing, checked 2026-10-14. Poster © its owner, shown only to identify the film.

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