North by Northwest

Aug 6, 1959

2h 16m

★ 8.0

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

Overview

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

Genres

Thriller

Adventure

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

North by Northwest Trailers

Cast

Roger Thornhill

Cary Grant

Eve Kendall

Eva Marie Saint

Phillip Vandamm

James Mason

Clara Thornhill

Jessie Royce Landis

Professor

Leo G. Carroll

Mrs. Townsend

Josephine Hutchinson

Lester Townsend

Philip Ober

Leonard

Martin Landau

Valerian

Adam Williams

Victor Larrabee

Edward Platt

Licht

Robert Ellenstein

Auctioneer

Les Tremayne

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