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North by Northwest, 1959
English
USA
Profile of North by Northwest
North by Northwest can be described as clever, tense, and witty. The plot revolves around the protagonist as suspect, mistaken identities, and espionage. The main genres are thriller and mystery. In terms of style, North by Northwest involves twists and turns and has a road movie structure. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in South Dakota, Indiana, and Illinois. North by Northwest takes place in the 1950s. The movie has received attention for being a classic, a masterpiece, and essential viewing. Note that it involves mild violent content.
Summary of North by Northwest
NORTH BY NORTHWEST is a suspense thriller that finds Cary Grant in the role of Roger Thornhill, a Manhattan advertising executive mistaken for a spy. Considered by many to be the prototypical pure action movie (creating the template for later James Bond and Indiana Jones films), the film is a cross-country roller-coaster ride with Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. The film is duly famous for several classic and indelible scenes, including the desert biplane encounter and the Mt. Rushmore climax. The original title was THE MAN IN LINCOLN'S NOSE, which was replaced by a reference to a line from William Shakespeare's HAMLET (in which Hamlet says, "I am but mad north-north-west."). The magical combination of Hitchcock and the debonair Grant--who made four wonderful films together--makes NORTH BY NORTHWEST a suspense-filled standout.
When Thornhill finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, the world as he knows it comes to an end. Suddenly danger threatens as the hapless businessman is targeted as an American intelligence agent and set up as a killer. All of Thornhill's attempts to straighten things out only make matters worse--and soon the desperate man is on the run from murderous foreign operatives, the CIA, and the police. The supporting cast, including Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Martin Landau, is uniformly excellent.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 17 July 1959 |
| Runtime: | 131 min |
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as Roger O. Thornhill
as Eve Kendall
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Users Reviews
- 04.April.2012
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- by: Matthew Smith
- Matthew Smith rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
- 14.January.2010
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- by: Oscar
- Oscar rated this movie
8/10Great
