Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
A suave, succesful New York advertising executive finds himself, through a case of mistaken identity, embroiled in a web of intrigue and murder that takes him across the country to prove his innocence...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000
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September 25, 2009A classic, a lot of directors owe Hitchcock a great deal! The only thing I don't like about this film is Cary Grant, it?s a great film but not one of his best performances!
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August 28, 2009"War is hell Mr. Thornhill, even when it's a cold one."
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
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April 15, 2009Clearly a pre-cursor to the modern action thriller in the James Bond style. Despite the awful special effects (and colour) of the age making the action laughable, this is a gripping cold war spy thriller, with a twist.
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December 14, 2008North By Northwest is not an artistic masterpiece like Rear Window and Vertigo, but it is probably the most purely entertaining picture Hitchcock ever made. It's essentially a rehash of many of his earlier films, with a plot partially derived from The Thirty Nine Steps and the ve...( read more)
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August 13, 2008One of the longer Hitchcock films, Gary Grant is a comical character who finds himself being set up by agents for a number of crimes. This is an action packed film where Grant's character has to work hard to survive.
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November 20, 2009Sly identity crisis, suspenseful cross-continental chase, and cool romance balanced between suspense thriller and urbane comedy, with its irreverent Hitchcock humor complementing and fueling its intrigue. Memorable for the sensual banter between the superb Cary Grant and Eva Mari...( read more)
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November 20, 2009Alfred Hitchcock invites us to go "North by Northwest", on a stylish and expansive Cross-country pursuit, from New York to South Dakota. We joyously trail Cary Grant through a series of memorable scenes and iconic set-pieces, danger looming ominously over our hero, as a case of m...( read more)
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November 18, 2009Over the top like a James Bond flick and perhaps even better then any films in the James Bond series. Cary has to go through just as many ordeals as Bond and doesn't need any special gadgets. His girl is more cooly sexy than Bond is too. The special effects are unrealistic, but t...( read more)
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November 13, 2009As you would expect from a Hitchcock film, this movie is full of mystery, intrigue, drama and suspence. Eva Marie Saint is simply marvellous is her role as Eve Kendall and brings a certain intensity along with a romantic angle to the film. This movie will have its audience spellb...( read more)
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September 27, 2007Looks like they fixed it now. Seems like all they gotta do to begin with is go to the IMDb to get the info.
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November 19, 2006This movie was not released in 1999! can someone please fix this on the website? Under details, it says, "Released Oct. 22, 1999." It also says on the cover who this is directed by - Alfred Hitchcock. Don't tell me there's no inormation available...!
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