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North by Northwest (1959)

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

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
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    Roger Thornhill Cary Grant
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    Eve Kendall Eva Marie Saint
  • Profile picture of James Mason
    Phillip Vandamm James Mason
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    Clara Thornhill Jessie Royce Landis
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    Professor Leo G. Carroll
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    Mrs. Townsend Josephine Hutchinson
  • Profile picture of Philip Ober
    Lester Townsend Philip Ober
  • Profile picture of Martin Landau
    Leonard Martin Landau

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