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1959
North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The original screenplay written by Ernest Lehman was intended to be the basis for "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures".
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.png) Alfred Hitchcock, a cinematic genius films in 1959 an epic mystery thriller called North By Northwest. A spy adventure with lots of intrigue and fun, starring Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill. The screenplay is by Ernest Lehman. Source Meeting at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, a publicist named Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is mistaken for an important secret agent. This mistaken identity will lead him to be pu…More
Rating Hitchcock's films can be a rather difficult task, especially since the British director made many truly exceptional films during his golden period from the 1950s to the early 1960s. Many of those films are very distinctive from each other, but the difference in quality is microscopic. Therefore, scholars and critics must apply different sets of criteria when they rate Hitchcock's films. The author of this rev…More
