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North by Northwest(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-08-06
80%
4368 Votes
Time: 2h 16m
It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!
Overview:
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $4,000,000.00
Revenue: $13,275,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: North by Northwest
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill
Eva Marie Saint
Eve Kendall
James Mason
Phillip Vandamm
Jessie Royce Landis
Clara Thornhill
Leo G. Carroll
Professor
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Townsend
Philip Ober
Lester Townsend
Martin Landau
Leonard
Adam Williams
Valerian
Edward Platt
Victor Larrabee
Video Trailer North by Northwest
Video: BFI Re-Release Trailer
BFI Re-Release Trailer
Official Trailer 4K Ultra HD
Original Theatrical Trailer
65th Anniversary
A Genuine Idiot Scene
Alfred Hitchcock Introduces "North By Northwest"
Alfred Hitchcock on NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Cary Grant Outruns a Crop Duster | North by Northwest | TCM
Crop Duster
Eva Marie Saint and Martin Landau Discuss Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest
All 19 videos
BFI Re-Release Trailer - Trailer
Official Trailer 4K Ultra HD - Trailer
Original Theatrical Trailer - Trailer
65th Anniversary - Teaser
A Genuine Idiot Scene - Clip
Alfred Hitchcock Introduces "North By Northwest" - Featurette
Alfred Hitchcock on NORTH BY NORTHWEST - Featurette
Cary Grant Outruns a Crop Duster | North by Northwest | TCM - Clip
Crop Duster - Clip
Eva Marie Saint and Martin Landau Discuss Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest - Featurette
Full Movie Preview - Clip
Love on a Train Scene - Clip
Movie Clip - A Long Night - Clip
Movie Clip - Crop Duster Chase - Clip
Movie Clip - Do Away With You - Clip
Movie Clip - The Art of Survival - Clip
Mt. Rushmore - Clip
TCM Big Screen Classics Presents Spot - Teaser
U.N. Murder - Clip
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