North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay: Ernest Lehman
Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll, Martin Landau, and Edward Platt
The Pitch: “Hey, Hitchcock wants to make a new movie.”
Tagline: Alfred Hitchcock takes you…. North by Northwest!
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Roger Thornhill (Grant) is mistaken as a U.S. spy by foreign agents. Thornhill is kidnapped and brought to Philip Vandamm (Mason) for questioning. Thornhill is totally at a loss since he isn’t a spy. Thinking that he just won’t speak, Vandamm orders his agents to kill Thornhill.
Thornhill escapes and goes to the authorities who don’t believe his story. Vandamm is a rich, respected man who is scheduled to speak at the United Nations. Thornhill goes to the U.N. to speak to Thornhill and ends up framed for his murder. Now on the run from foreign agents and the police, Thornhill led on a cross-country chase to prove his innocence.
North by Northwest has it all: drama, suspense, humor and romance. A true classic!
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