Title: North by Northwest
Original Title: North by Northwest
Year: 1959
Info
- Country: USA
- Length: 136 Minutes (2 hours 16 min)
- Budget: 3,101,000
- Genre: Action Adventure Mystery
- Studios: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
- Distributor: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
- Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)
Release Dates
- UK: October 20 2017
- United States: August 06 1959
Plot
Roger O. Thornhill is an executive who is mistaken for a government agent named George Kaplan due to a misunderstanding. Three men take him to a mansion and interrogate him. They try to kill him, but unexpectedly, he escapes. However, when he goes to the police, no one believes him, but the terrorists will not stop chasing him, believing he is Kaplan. During his flight he meets a mysterious woman who helps him to escape. Meanwhile, Roger will begin to investigate by himself to discover who are these people that try to kill him, and who is the mysterious George Kaplan. The government knows the story of Roger, and they also have a plan. This is one of the most acclaimed films of director Alfred Hitchcock.
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October 11 2017
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Trivia
On the left
Thornhill appears on the left side of the screen for almost the entire movie.
The last time
This is the only film Alfred Hitchcock made for MGM.
#55
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #55 Greatest Movie of All Time.
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