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"North by Northwest" is a 1959 thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock about an ordinary man mistaken for a spy and drawn into a dangerous adventure. The film is considered one of Hitchcock's masterpieces and remains influential in cinema for its suspenseful storytelling and iconic scenes.
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8.0Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Released: 1959-08-06137 minDir: Alfred HitchcockThriller, AdventureBudget: $4.0MBox office: $13.3M
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Cast
- Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
- Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall
- James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
- Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill
- Leo G. Carroll as Professor
- Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Townsend
Themes
- new york city
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North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The original screenplay written by Ernest Lehman was intended to be the basis for "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures".
North by Northwest is a tale of mistaken identity: an innocent man (Grant) is pursued across the United States by agents of a mysterious organization that aims to prevent him from blocking their plan to smuggle microfilm containing government secrets out of the country. It is one of several Hitchcock films featuring a musical score by Bernard Herrmann and an opening title sequence by graphic designer Saul Bass. The film was the first to feature extended use of kinetic typography in its opening credits.
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