North By Northwest (1959)

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Written by Ernest Lehman

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1959

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Often considered as Alfred Hitchcock's finest achievement - a compendium of his greatest works with plenty of tricks - this 1959 thriller has everything. Taken at a breakneck pace, it's darkly comic, full of action, intrigue and a touch of romance. Dashing Cary Grant plays an ad-man who is mistaken for a double agent by sinister James Mason.

After numerous run-ins with Mason, Grant is determined to discover the truth about him and to tackle his nest of agents. Two of the scenes - when Grant is buzzed by a crop-dusting plane (pictured) and the finale on Mount Rushmore - have become all-time classics. Essential viewing.

Cast

Cary GrantRoger O. Thornhill
Eva Marie SaintEve Kendall
James MasonPhillip Vandamm
Jessie Royce LandisClara Thornhill
Leo G. CarrollThe Professor
Josephine HutchinsonHandsome Woman
Philip OberLester Townsend
Martin LandauLeonard
Adam WilliamsValerian
Edward PlattVictor Larrabee
Robert EllensteinLicht
Les TremayneAuctioneer
Philip CoolidgeDr. Cross
Patrick McVeyChicago police sergeant
Ed BinnsCapt. Junket

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