She charms him by telling him: "You are the only ambassador, Monsieur Chanoux, who doesn""t treat me like an institution.And he said, ""Boy, you""ll be damned to hell."" Hah! Remember that? Right over there.Well, you used to really be scared here...Hey, you""re still afraid."In the memorable and haunting graveyard sequence, Johnny joked and teased Barbra about being afraid by using a creepy Boris Karloff-like (or Vincent Price) voice:"They""re coming to get you, Barbra.It""s monstrous." A few minutes later, Popil was notified that the butcher""s head was impaled on a gate nearby, placed there (learned later, by Hannibal""s aunt) and inscribed with a Nazi insignia on his forehead - Hannibal was no longer considered a suspect.] BackgroundVertigo(1958) is one of Alfred Hitchcock""s most powerful, deep, and stunningly beautiful films (in widescreen 70 mmVistaVision) - it is afilm noirthat functions on multiple levels.The film is remarkably faithful to the incredible true-life, autobiographical misfortunes and experiences of Burns:In mid-1919 after returning from the warfront, an idealistic, down-on-his-luck WWI veteran (Burns) found only low-paying jobs, and his previous job (paying $50/week) had been filled.