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North by Northwest (1959)

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

  • Thriller
  • Adventure

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

Rating
8 / 10 (4,701 votes)
Release date
August 6, 1959
Runtime
2h 17m
Language
English
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Cary GrantRoger Thornhill
  • Eva Marie SaintEve Kendall
  • James MasonPhillip Vandamm
  • Jessie Royce LandisClara Thornhill
  • Leo G. CarrollProfessor
  • Josephine HutchinsonMrs. Townsend
  • Philip OberLester Townsend
  • Martin LandauLeonard
  • Adam WilliamsValerian
  • Edward PlattVictor Larrabee
  • Robert EllensteinLicht
  • Les TremayneAuctioneer

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