North by Northwest is an 1959 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant. The story follows a hapless New York advertising executive who is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is then pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
Plot[]
Middle-aged Madison Avenue advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent by a gang of spies. He gets involved in a series of misadventures and is pursued across the States by both the spies and the government whilst being helped by a beautiful blonde.
Cast[]
- Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
- Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall
- James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
- Jessie Royce Landis as Mrs. Thornhill
- Leo G. Carroll as Professor
- Martin Landau as Leonard
- Edward Platt as Larrabee