North by Northwest
Movie
1959
2 HOURS 16 MINS
Thriller
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.
Cast & Crew
Cary Grant Roger O. Thornhill/George Kaplan
Eva Marie Saint Eve Kendall
James Mason Phillip Vandamm
Leo G. Carroll The Professor
Martin Landau Leonard
Jessie Royce Landis Clara Thornhill
Philip Ober Lester Townsend
Adam Williams Valerian
Josephine Hutchinson Mrs. Townsend
Edward Platt Victor Larrabee, Thornhill's Attorney
Robert Ellenstein Licht
Les Tremayne Auctioneer
Philip Coolidge Dr. Cross
Alfred Hitchcock Director
Ernest Lehman Writer
Herbert Coleman Associate Producer
Alfred Hitchcock Producer
Bernard Herrmann Original Music
Robert Burks Cinematography
George Tomasini Film Editing
Robert F. Boyle Production Designer
William A. Horning Art Direction
Merrill Pye Art Direction
Henry Grace Set Decoration
Frank McKelvy Set Decoration
Sydney Guilaroff Hair Stylist
William Tuttle Makeup Artist
Robert Saunders Assistant Director
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Lee LeBlanc Special Effects
Franklin Milton Recording Supervisor
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