Cary Grant
Roger O. Thornhill/George Kaplan
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North by Northwest is a tale of mistaken identity, with an innocent man pursued across the United States by agents of a mysterious organization trying to prevent him from blocking their plan to smuggle microfilm, which contains government secrets, out of the country.
A classic Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant as a man mistaken for a spy and pursued by foreign agents. IMDb provides cast and crew details, trivia, reviews, ratings, videos, photos and more for this action adventure mystery film.
- (348K)
- Action, Adventure, Mystery
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1959-12-18
Watch the classic Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant as a New York ad man mistaken for a spy and chased by foreign agents. Available with English subtitles on Tubi, a free streaming service.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 136 min
- January 1, 1959
Find out who starred in the classic Hitchcock thriller North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by Ernest Lehman. See the full list of actors, writers, and other crew members on IMDb.
Watch the classic Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant as an innocent man pursued by spies. Learn the plot, the reviews, and the historical significance of this film in the Internet Archive collection.
- 136 min
- 34.8K
- The Alfred Hitchcock Project
Mar 29, 2016 · From a murder at the United Nations to a climactic battle on the giant stone faces of four U.S. presidents, North by Northwest has been thrilling audiences with its improbable but highly...
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 have ulterior motives.
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