Cary Grant
Roger O. Thornhill/George Kaplan
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North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman , who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures".
A classic action adventure mystery film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. Learn about the plot, cast, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- Alfred Hitchcock
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This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent.
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Mar 29, 2016 · Learn how the movie was conceived, cast, shot, and censored, and why it features a crop duster, a train, and Mount Rushmore. Discover the behind-the-scenes stories of this 1959 thriller starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint.
A New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent and pursued by foreign spies across the US. He meets a mysterious blonde who helps him, but she may not be who she seems.
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy and pursued across the country by a ruthless villain. Watch the film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, on TCM.
North by Northwest (1959) Synopsis. Madison Avenue advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill ( Cary Grant) is mistaken for a fictional US government agent named George Kaplan by a gang of spies, headed by the sauve Phillip Vandamm ( James Mason) and his mistress Eve Kendall.
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