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North by Northwest (1959)
8.6
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 HitchcockWriter:Ernest Lehman |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Leo G. Carroll | ... | |
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Josephine Hutchinson | ... |
Mrs. Townsend
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Philip Ober | ... | |
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Adam Williams | ... | |
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Robert Ellenstein | ... | |
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Les Tremayne | ... |
Auctioneer
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Philip Coolidge | ... |
Dr. Cross
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Patrick McVey | ... | |
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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
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It's love and murder at first sight! See more »Parents Guide:
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Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$13,275,000 (USA)Company Credits
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(1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, played by violinist at Plaza Hotel. See more »
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According to the book "Haunted Idol: The Story of the Real Cary Grant" by Geoffrey Wansell, Cary Grant wanted Sophia Loren to play the part of Eve Kendall but she turned the role down. Seven years later Sophia Loren played a role very similar to Eve Kendall in Stanley Donen's Alfred Hitchcock-inspired thriller Arabesque opposite Gregory Peck - MGM's original choice for the role of Roger Thornhill. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Vandamm's henchmen put the drunken Thornhill into his car, intending him to drive over the cliff, their heads disappear, as the footage of the actors protrudes into the matte cliff background. See more »Quotes
Man at Prairie Crossing: That's funny, that plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops.See more »
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
"Serenade for Strings"(1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, played by violinist at Plaza Hotel. See more »
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