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North by Northwest
It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!
Genres
ThrillerAdventure
Overview
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Details
Budget
$4000000
Revenue
$13275000
Runtime
136 min
Release Date
1959-07-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4243
Vote Average
7.984
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill
Eva Marie Saint
Eve Kendall
James Mason
Phillip Vandamm
Jessie Royce Landis
Clara Thornhill
Leo G. Carroll
Professor
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Townsend
Philip Ober
Lester Townsend
Martin Landau
Leonard
Adam Williams
Valerian
Edward Platt
Victor Larrabee
Robert Ellenstein
Licht
Les Tremayne
Auctioneer
Philip Coolidge
Dr. Cross
Patrick McVey
Sergeant Flamm
Edward Binns
Captain Junket
Ken Lynch
Charley
Nora Marlowe
Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)
Doreen Lang
Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary (uncredited)
John Beradino
Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Tol Avery
State Police Detective (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Hotel Maid Elsie (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Stanley Adams
Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
Andy Albin
Farmer (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson
Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Herman Weltner (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Taggart Casey
Shaving Man (uncredited)
Bill Catching
Auction Attendant (uncredited)
Walter Coy
U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross
Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
Patricia Cutts
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Train Steward (uncredited)
John Damler
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
Tommy Farrell
Eddie - Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Jesslyn Fax
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Bald Bidder (uncredited)
Sally Fraser
Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)
Paul Genge
Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Silent State Police Detective (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson
Waiter (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)
Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Alexander Lockwood
Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Baynes Barron
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Train Passenger (uncredited)
James McCallion
Plaza Valet (uncredited)
Maura McGiveney
Attendant (uncredited)
Carl Milletaire
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Conductor on Twentieth Century, Ltd. (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
Bellhop (uncredited)
John Roy
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Hotel Lounge Patron / Man at Mt. Rushmore Cafeteria (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Victor - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Robert Shayne
Larry Wade (uncredited)
Jeremy Slate
Policeman at Grand Central Station (uncredited)
Olan Soule
Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
Helen Spring
Bidder (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens
Stockbroker (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Assistant Conductor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Ranger (uncredited)
Lloyd Williams
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)
Paula Winslowe
Woman at Auction (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Fanning Nelson (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Worker (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Worker (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Anne Anderson
Woman (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Woman at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Worker (uncredited)
Roger C. Carmel
Tall Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Donna Douglas
Woman on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Caryl Lincoln
Auction Guest (uncredited)
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