North by Northwest (1959)

Insouciant big-screen thrill-games from the Master of Suspense, hounding Cary Grant’s smug adman across a continent’s span of peerless set pieces.

“Brilliant performances by Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin Landau, stunning set pieces, a riveting mistaken identity tale and a beautiful soundtrack – this is an absolute classic that always feels fresh and exciting.” Lucy Bolton

“As well-directed as Vertigo, as tense as Rear Window and as thrilling as anything that’s ever been released. A masterclass of concise writing, too – there’s nothing here that could be shaved off to make the film any better.” Jacob Stolworthy

“Cary Grant is at his urbane best in a tale that effortlessly blends menace with romance and sly humour.” James Healy

1959 USA
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Ernest Lehman
Featuring
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
Running time
136 minutes

Ranked in The Greatest Films of All Time poll

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Javier Angulo
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Lucy Bolton
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Carlos Abascal Peiró
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Faouzi Bensaïdi
Morocco
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
France
Julie Delpy
France
Michel Hazanavicius
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Axel Kuschevatzky
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Mariano Llinás
Argentina
Ilian Metev
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