North by Northwest

North by Northwest

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

1959•2h 16m•8.0/10

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8.0/10(4K)

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

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Roger Thornhill

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Eve Kendall

James Mason

James Mason

Phillip Vandamm

Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Clara Thornhill

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Professor

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Mrs. Townsend

Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Lester Townsend

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Leonard

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Valerian

Edward Platt

Edward Platt

Victor Larrabee

Robert Ellenstein

Robert Ellenstein

Licht

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Auctioneer

Philip Coolidge

Philip Coolidge

Dr. Cross

Patrick McVey

Patrick McVey

Sergeant Flamm

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Captain Junket

Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Charley

Nora Marlowe

Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)

Doreen Lang

Doreen Lang

Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary (uncredited)

John Beradino

Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Ticket Seller (uncredited)

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