North by Northwest
Rated NR
136 minutes
1959
This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon Vandamm's henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a number of iconic action sequences.
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Film Credits
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Ernest Lehman
Producer: Herbert Coleman and Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Saint, James Mason, Leo Carroll, Martin Landau, Jessie Landis, Philip Ober, Adam Williams, Josephine Hutchinson, Edward Platt, Robert Ellenstein, Les Tremayne and Philip Coolidge