North by Northwest

Also Known As: Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Aspect Ratio: 1.75 : 1

Plot: 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.

Cast and Character: Cary Grant as Roger O. Thornhill / Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall / James Mason as Phillip Vandamm / Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill / Leo G. Carroll as The Professor / Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Townsend / Philip Ober as Lester Townsend / Martin Landau as Leonard / Adam Williams as Valerian / Edward Platt as Victor Larrabee / Robert Ellenstein as Licht / Les Tremayne as Auctioneer / Philip Coolidge as Dr. Cross / Patrick McVey as Sergeant Flamm - Chicago Policeman / Edward Binns as Captain Junket

Creators: n/A

Description: 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.

Directors: Alfred Hitchcock

Genres: Action / Adventure / Crime / Mystery / Thriller

Location: Bakersfield, California, USA

MPAA: Approved

Opening Weekend: n/A

Poster: posters/0053125.jpg

Rating: 8.5

Release Date: 26 September 1959 (Japan)

Runtime: 136 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: Mono / Dolby SR / Dolby Digital

Tagline: The Master of Suspense presents a 2000-mile chase across America!

Title: North by Northwest

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125/

Votes: 147,808

Writers: Ernest Lehman

Year: 1959

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North by Northwest got rated 8.5.

About the movie: 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.

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Nobody's Fool got rated 7.2.

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Network got rated 8.1.

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My Dinner with Andre got rated 7.4.

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