Info
Year: | 1959 |
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Original Title: | North by Northwest |
Length: | 136 minutes |
Genre: | Action, Adventure, Mistery |
Studios: | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
Age rating: | Parental guidance |
Release Dates
United Kingdom: October 20 2017
United States: August 06 1959
Ranking
Ranking: 925 out of 16,229 movies (up 837)
8.7 by 26 users
9.4 by 6 media
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.