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North by Northwest (1959)

Movie · 1959 · 2h 17m · English

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It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

7.9/10
★★★★★

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

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Starring
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll, Josephine Hutchinson
Released
6 Aug 1959
Country
United States

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CinemaSerf
7/10

"Thornhill" (Cary Grant) is your typically fast-talking advertising executive who is meeting some folks for a drink when he is mistaken for a "Mr. Caplan". Whisked off at gunpoint to meet "Vandamm" (James Mason) and his henchman "Leonard" (Martin Landau) his protestations of innocence just get him pumped full of booze and put behind the wheel of a car, the likely suspect of a murder investigation. He has to stay one step ahead of the pursuing police now as he tries to get his life back, a task made more difficult by his encounter with the charmingly…

JPV852
9/10

Seen this one a few times over the years and still is one of Hitchcock's best though personally Rear Window is still my favorite of his. Still, a great espionage thriller with solid performances from both Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. 4.5/5

oznightshade
9/10

While other Hitchcock films might have a little better coherence, North by Northwest has something for everyone and does it all with a classic style that others can only try to copy.

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