North by Northwest (1959)
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Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 40 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 51 mins
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Leo G. Carroll, Jessie Royce Landis
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: Ernest Lehman
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Screenwriter: Ernest Lehman
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
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01/26/06
Thrilling, funny, and romantic; it elevates popcorn adventure to art...defines the ideal use of star power....[and] marries deadly intrigue to out-and-out delight.
07/05/05
Hitchcock's direction is a little flabby, but for sheer enjoyment, there's no better primer on the master's methods.
11/12/04
A diverting adventure, but in truth, a little precious... Not my favorite of Hitch's later films.
07/29/04
... a colorful and exciting route for spies, counterspies and lovers.
05/20/03
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