Thriller ·Adventure · United States of America · 1959 · 2h 17m

North by Northwest

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Director
Alfred Hitchcock
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
Crew
Robert Burks — Director of Photography George Tomasini — Editor Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer Ernest Lehman — Writer Alfred Hitchcock — Producer Robert F. Boyle — Production Design
Tagline

It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

Synopsis

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Trailer North by Northwest — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york cityassassinationundercover agentespionagespycold warmistaken identitydeceptionromancefugitiveon the runadvertising
Key Collaborators
Alfred Hitchcock Director Robert Burks Director of Photography George Tomasini Editor Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer Ernest Lehman Writer Alfred Hitchcock Producer Robert F. Boyle Production Design
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