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  • North by Northwest (1959)
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    136 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
North by Northwest (1959)
Approved
136 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
Director
Writer
Ernest Lehman (written by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Production Designer
Robert F. Boyle (as Robert Boyle)
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Release date
Dec 18, 1959 (United States)

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136 cast members
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Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill Roger Thornhill   See fewer
Eva Marie Saint
Eve Kendall Eve Kendall   See fewer
James Mason
Phillip Vandamm Phillip Vandamm   See fewer
Jessie Royce Landis
Clara Thornhill Clara Thornhill   See fewer
Leo G. Carroll
The Professor The Professor   See fewer
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Townsend Mrs. Townsend   See fewer
Philip Ober
Lester Townsend Lester Townsend   See fewer
Martin Landau
Leonard Leonard   See fewer
Adam Williams
Valerian Valerian   See fewer
Edward Platt
Victor Larrabee Victor Larrabee   See fewer
Les Tremayne
Auctioneer Auctioneer   See fewer
Philip Coolidge
Dr. Cross Dr. Cross   See fewer
Patrick McVey
Sergeant Flamm Sergeant Flamm   See fewer
Edward Binns
Captain Junket Captain Junket   See fewer
Ken Lynch
Charley Charley   See fewer
Stanley Adams
Lieutenant Harding (uncredited) Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)   See fewer
John Alban
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Andy Albin
Farmer (uncredited) Farmer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Albright
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Anne Anderson
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Anderson
Worker (uncredited) Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Anderson
Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited) Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)   See fewer
Malcolm Atterbury
Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited) Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)   See fewer
Tol Avery
State Police Detective (uncredited) State Police Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Bagley
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Rama Bai
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Frank Baker
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Baynes Barron
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Brandon Beach
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Frances Beck
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Beradino
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Sara Berner
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Betz
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Stephen Bolster
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Boyd Cabeen
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Roger C. Carmel
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Steve Carruthers
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Gordon Carveth
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Taggart Casey
Shaving Man (uncredited) Shaving Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Catching
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Bob Coe
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David A. Cox
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Walter Coy
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Jimmy Cross
Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited) Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucille Curtis
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia Cutts
Hospital Patient (uncredited) Hospital Patient (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Daly
Train Steward (uncredited) Train Steward (uncredited)   See fewer
John Damler
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Police Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Lawrence Dobkin
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Donna Douglas
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Dan Dowling
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Ken DuMain
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Daniel Elam
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Tommy Farrell
Eddie (uncredited) Eddie (uncredited)   See fewer
Jesslyn Fax
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Adolph Faylauer
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Bess Flowers
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Josephine Forsberg
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Sally Fraser
Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited) Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Genge
Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited) Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Gibson
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Ned Glass
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James Gonzalez
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Tom Greenway
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Robert Haines
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Stuart Hall
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Len Hendry
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Stuart Holmes
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Hideo Inamura
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Eugene Jackson
Security Guard at Auction (uncredited) Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Johnson
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Johnstone
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Sid Kane
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Kenner G. Kemp
Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited) Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)   See fewer
Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Finlay (uncredited) Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)   See fewer
Colin Kenny
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Doreen Lang
Maggie (uncredited) Maggie (uncredited)   See fewer
Perk Lazelle
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Larry Leverett
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Carl M. Leviness
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Caryl Lincoln
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Alexander Lockwood
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Leota Lorraine
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Frank Marlowe
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Nora Marlowe
Anna (uncredited) Anna (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Marshall
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Thomas Martin
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James McCallion
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Maura McGiveney
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Carl Milletaire
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Hans Moebus
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Howard Negley
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Monty O'Grady
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Henry O'Neill
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John Pedrini
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Murray Pollack
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Charles Postal
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Maudie Prickett
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Hugh Pryor
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Anthony Redondo
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Ralph Reed
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Greg Rhinelander
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Lili Rosson
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John Roy
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Cosmo Sardo
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Jeffrey Sayre
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Scott Seaton
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Harry Seymour
Victor (uncredited) Victor (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Shayne
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Larry Sherman
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Ami Silvestre
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Doris Singh
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Jeremy Slate
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Olan Soule
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Bert Spencer
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Helen Spring
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Harvey Stephens
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Bert Stevens
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Harry Strang
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Robert Strong
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Paul Togawa
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Luree Wiese
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Frank Wilcox
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Wilson Wood
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