Muir Woods National Monument
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Muir Woods National Monument is a United States national monument managed by the National Park Service and named after naturalist John Muir. It is located on Mount Tamalpais near the Pacific coast in
Redwood trees at the Muir Woods National Monument
John Muir, lower left foreground, explaining the site to Mildred Lewis and friends at Muir Woods, before 1914
Sunlight on leaves and spider webs in Muir Woods
A Sound Level Monitor at Muir Woods National Monument
Vertigo (film)
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Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts by Boileau-Narcejac, with a screenplay by Alec
Muir Woods National Monument
…was inspired in this forest. Characters played by James Stewart and Kim Novak visit the Muir Woods National Monument in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo; however, the scene was actually shot in Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The monument was a setting in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of…
Theatrical release poster by Saul Bass
Novak as Madeleine, who wakes in Scottie's bed after apparently trying to drown herself
The scenes with Madeleine, and subsequently Judy, at Mission San Juan Bautista used the real Mission location with a much higher bell tower as a special effect.
Scottie and Judy in Scottie's apartment, with Coit Tower visible through the window