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It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"! - North by Northwest
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Title: North by Northwest

Release Date: 8 Jul 1959

Runtime: 2h 16m

Genre: Thriller, Adventure

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

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Average Vote: 8 (4122 votes)

Cast

  • Roger Thornhill: Cary Grant
  • Eve Kendall: Eva Marie Saint
  • Phillip Vandamm: James Mason
  • Clara Thornhill: Jessie Royce Landis
  • Professor: Leo G. Carroll
  • Mrs. Townsend: Josephine Hutchinson
  • Lester Townsend: Philip Ober
  • Leonard: Martin Landau
  • Valerian: Adam Williams
  • Victor Larrabee: Edward Platt
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