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North by Northwest (1959)
- NR
- 07/17/1959 (US)
- Mystery, Thriller, Adventure
- 2h 16m
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.
Alfred Hitchcock
DirectorErnest Lehman
WriterCast
![Cary Grant's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7wVWukDgz9lr4qbNqnRwdMMVgBs.jpg)
Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill![Eva Marie Saint's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eVkxf868DqzVn9HIlSJHUhRoGA7.jpg)
Eva Marie Saint
Eve Kendall![James Mason's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8iun5pwVh2hBRJ1Nq51mys39Dy1.jpg)
James Mason
Phillip Vandamm![Jessie Royce Landis's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9asCKCafalR0382PpkHZs5Lv8hK.jpg)
Jessie Royce Landis
Clara Thornhill![Leo G. Carroll's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/56ND35pQZetw5xpagHDKFZjMeuE.jpg)
Leo G. Carroll
Professor![Josephine Hutchinson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/dmISdZE9SI1PcHs75LkiDiLkE8M.jpg)
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Townsend![Philip Ober's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aXZksHM7t7AzMxWCnGvRs05F0PK.jpg)
Philip Ober
Lester Townsend![Martin Landau's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2BkrH2w5W1lbv8YQQeEHX6mYiEX.jpg)