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North by Northwest (1959)

NR · 1959-07-08 · 2h 16m · EN
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It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

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

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Alfred HitchcockDirector
Budget
$4M
Box office
$13.3M

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▶ New trailer for North by Northwest - in cinemas from 20 October 2017 | BFI▶ North by Northwest (1959) - A Genuine Idiot Scene (6/10) | Movieclips▶ North by Northwest (1959) - The Crop Duster Scene (4/10) | Movieclips▶ North by Northwest (1959) - Love on a Train Scene (2/10) | Movieclips▶ North by Northwest (1959) - Framed for Murder Scene (1/10) | Movieclips▶ North by Northwest (1959) Official Trailer - Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint Movie HD▶ North by Northwest - Original Theatrical Trailer

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Cary GrantCary GrantRoger O. ThornhillEva Marie SaintEva Marie SaintEve KendallJames MasonJames MasonPhillip VandammJessie Royce LandisJessie Royce LandisClara ThornhillLeo G. CarrollLeo G. CarrollLe ProfesseurJosephine HutchinsonJosephine HutchinsonVandamm's Sister aka Mrs. TownsendPhilip OberPhilip OberLester TownsendMartin LandauMartin LandauLeonardAdam WilliamsAdam WilliamsValerianEdward PlattEdward PlattVictor LarrabeeRobert EllensteinRobert EllensteinLichtLes TremayneLes TremayneAuctioneer

Keywords

EspionageFugitiveNew york cityRomanceSpyFramed for murderOn the runFramedRoad movieGovernment agentMistaken identityDeceptionAssassinationUndercover agentAdventureMount rushmore national memorialOn the roadAdvertisingTrainsCold war eraMan on the runCouple on the runMoral relativism

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Adventure · MysteryTheme affinityEspionage · Fugitive · New York CityMood preferenceRomanceNarrative complexityMysteryPacingLongEmotional intensityRomance · Cold War Era

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

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North by Northwest has a runtime of 136 minutes.

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