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'Vertigo' unseats 'Citizen Kane' for first time in BFI survey

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 1, 2012 7:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Citizen Kane has to take a rare step back: Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo has claimed its long-held title as "greatest film of all time" in a well-regarded survey, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Sight & Sound, the magazine published by the British Film Institute, says the 1958 movie with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak got the most votes among 846 international film critics. Citizen Kane had been atop the once-a-decade survey since 1962. Tokyo Story, La Règle du jeu, and Sunrise: A Song for Two Humans round out the top five. Click here for the full list.

This undated film image released by Paramount shows Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.
This undated film image released by Paramount shows Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo."   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, file)
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jsimmy
Aug 2, 2012 2:50 PM CDT
All top anything lists are subjective and stupid at their core. I guarantee you there's probably not one of the people surveyed I'd enjoy spending any personal time with so why would I give two shits about what they say is their favorite movie? 
George-Jetson
Aug 2, 2012 12:05 PM CDT
I love them both. I could never pick an absolute favorite. I watched both these films in the past few months. Nowadays unless there's Vampires & Zombies (Vampire Zombies would be the ultimate) eating guts, no one will go see it. These films weren't remakes, they are original ideas.
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Aug 2, 2012 8:56 AM CDT
Vertigo was a very average Hitchock movie. Doesn't hold the test of time; feels cheesy and laborious.. though many of his others DO hold up incredibly well.

 
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