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North by Northwest (1959)

A 136 min  -  Adventure | Mystery | Romance  -   17 September 1959 (Japan)
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A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writer:

Ernest Lehman
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North by Northwest -- Alfred Hitchcock gives a tour of the film in this trailer for the Special Edition DVD and Blu-Ray release. North by Northwest -- Trailer two for this Hitchcock classic
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cary Grant ...
Eva Marie Saint ...
James Mason ...
Jessie Royce Landis Jessie Royce Landis ...
Leo G. Carroll Leo G. Carroll ...
Josephine Hutchinson Josephine Hutchinson ...
Mrs. Townsend
Philip Ober Philip Ober ...
Martin Landau ...
Adam Williams Adam Williams ...
Edward Platt ...
Robert Ellenstein Robert Ellenstein ...
Les Tremayne Les Tremayne ...
Auctioneer
Philip Coolidge Philip Coolidge ...
Dr. Cross
Patrick McVey Patrick McVey ...
Edward Binns Edward Binns ...
Captain Junket
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Storyline

Madison Avenue advertising man Roger Thornhill finds himself thrust into the world of spies when he is mistaken for a man by the name of George Kaplan. Foreign spy Philip Vandamm and his henchman Leonard try to eliminate him but when Thornhill tries to make sense of the case, he is framed for murder. Now on the run from the police, he manages to board the 20th Century Limited bound for Chicago where he meets a beautiful blond, Eve Kendall, who helps him to evade the authorities. His world is turned upside down yet again when he learns that Eve isn't the innocent bystander he thought she was. Not all is as it seems however, leading to a dramatic rescue and escape at the top of Mt. Rushmore. Written by garykmcd  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Advertising | Agent | Murder | Government Agent  | See more »

Taglines:

Alfred Hitchcock takes you.... North by Northwest! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest See more »

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$13,275,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Dolby SR  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Ranked #7 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Mystery" in June 2008. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The shot of Thornhill's car racing past the police car during his drunken escape is run at a higher than normal speed: the movements of the police officer are hurried and jerky and the red light atop the car is flashing at a much faster rate until Thornhill's car passes, at which point the film abruptly reverts to normal speed, as the cop moves and the light flashes at a noticeably slower (i.e. normal) rate. See more »

Quotes

Roger Thornhill: [to Eve] Who are you kidding? You have no feelings to hurt.
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Crazy Credits

The Leo the Lion/MGM trademark preceding the credits is on a green field, to match the green field used in the credits proper. See more »


Soundtracks

"Singin' in the Rain"
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics Arthur Freed
Whistled by Cary Grant in Eva's apartment See more »