NORTH BY NORTHWEST is a suspense thriller that finds Cary Grant in the role of Roger Thornhill, a Manhattan advertising executive mistaken for a spy. Considered by many to be the prototypical pure action movie (creating the template for later James Bond and Indiana Jones films), the film is a cross-country roller-coaster ride with Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. The film is duly famous for several classic and indelible scenes, including the desert biplane encounter and the Mt. Rushmore climax. The original title was THE MAN IN LINCOLN'S NOSE, which was replaced by a reference to a line from William Shakespeare's HAMLET (in which Hamlet says, "I am but mad north-north-west."). The magical combination of Hitchcock and the debonair Grant--who made four wonderful films together--makes NORTH BY NORTHWEST a suspense-filled standout.
When Thornhill finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, the world as he knows it comes to an end. Suddenly danger threatens as the hapless businessman is targeted as an American intelligence agent and set up as a killer. All of Thornhill's attempts to straighten things out only make matters worse--and soon the desperate man is on the run from murderous foreign operatives, the CIA, and the police. The supporting cast, including Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Martin Landau, is uniformly excellent.
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Region [unknown] Note: Commentary by Screenwriter Ernest Lehman New 2009 Documentary Reveals The Master's Touch: Hitcock's Signature Style Acclaimed Feature Length Career Profile Cary Grant: A Class Apart Explore in Depth the Movie's Innovations and Influences in the New North by Northwest: One for the Ages Vintage 2000 Documentary Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest Music-Only Audio Track Stills Gallery Theatrical Trailers TV Spot
North by Northwest is probably the most noted Alfred Hitchcock suspence thriller of all-time. Cary Grant stars as an ordinary U.S. citizen who is being targeted by a group of spies, led James Mason,... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on May 11, 2007
Reviewed by: Terrence
One of the most well-paced action films of all-time North by Northwest from the master himself Alfred Hitchcock is the ultimate popcorn action film much like "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The film star... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on March 30, 2007
Reviewed by: Jessica Film Junkie
Without a doubt one of the best and most iconic Hitchcock films ever made. There is simply no escape and Cary Grant makes us feel it every moment of this incredible film. You could be walking... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
