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Poster Art From art.comNorth by Northwest   1959     4 stars    N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock  
Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll, Jessie Royce Landis, Philip Ober, Josephine Hutchinson, Edward Platt, Les Tremayne, Adam Williams, Robert Ellenstein, Philip Coolidge, Patrick McVey, Ken Lynch

  A Madison Avenue businessman (Cary Grant) is pursued by foreign agents who mistakenly think he is a spy. He has a torrid affair with a stranger (Eva Marie Saint) during a train ride while eluding the agents. The chase takes place from New York City, through Midwest corn fields, and culminates at the top of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota's Black Hills. One of Hitchcock's and filmdom's greats. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Film Editing, and Writing.



Cast
Cary Grant Roger O. Thornhill
Eva Marie Saint Eve Kendall
James Mason Phillip Vandamm
Martin Landau Leonard
Leo G. Carroll Professor
Jessie Royce Landis Clara Thornhill
Philip Ober Lester Townsend
Josephine Hutchinson Handsome Woman
Edward Platt Victor Larrabee
Les Tremayne Auctioneer
Adam Williams Valerian
Robert Ellenstein Licht
Philip Coolidge Dr. Cross
Patrick McVey Chicago Policeman
Ken Lynch Chicago Policeman

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North by Northwest (1959)
Eva Marie Saint
Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for On The Waterfront (1954)
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