North by Northwest (1959) Rank 5 Reviews

Edinburgh U Film Society (Scott M. Keir)

Alfred Hitchcock. Cary Grant. Bernard Herrmann. Eva Marie Saint. What more do you need? North by Northwest is Hitchcock's tale of mistaken identity; a spy thriller with a dash of comedy and romance and a modern classic, weaving a complex plot to a ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Scott M. Keir)

Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)

Thrilling, funny, and romantic; it elevates popcorn adventure to art...defines the ideal use of star power....[and] marries deadly intrigue to out-and-out delight. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

One of Hitchcock's very best comic thrillers, North by Northwest features scene after unforgettable scene. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Aufmuth.com (Jeanne Aufmuth)

Viewer friendly, refreshingly undated, and worth as many repeat viewings as one can stomach. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Aufmuth.com (Jeanne Aufmuth)

Boxoffice Magazine

It could be argued that "North by Northwest" was Alfred Hitchcock's most influential film, the direct ancestor in more ways than one of today's summer action blockbusters. Indeed, it's still one of Hitch's most popular films and by far his most popular ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)

One of the great advents of DVD is the restoration of classic movies. While a majority of the titles get a new picture and possibly enhanced sound, they don't really get the treatment that they deserve. Alfred Hitchcock, quite possibly the greatest ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)

Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Nobody built and maintained suspense like Hitchcock. And though that statement has long since become a cliché, it is nonetheless true. North by Northwest was made at the absolute peak of his talents. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)

A sizzling Hitchcock classic - not the man's very best work, but it's right up there. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)

IMDB.com

Versatility as one of the ingredients for cinema genius could be clearly observed during Hitchcock's golden phase. NORTH BY NORTHWEST represents another brilliant example of such versatility, especially when we compare this film to Hitchcock's previous ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at IMDB.com

Movie Vault (Mel Valentin)

Hitchock is an odd case in cinema history. Despised for years by critics as nothing but a gimmicky director, he was recognized when European filmmakers like Truffaut expressed their admiration for his work, and now, decades after his death, he's praised ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Movie Vault (Mel Valentin)

BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

The Vistavision and Technicolor shooting processes produce rich colours that are beautifully showcased by this immaculate disc. There is a remarkable radiance to the image, which has been sourced from a near-flawless print. While it might appear ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

DVDActive (Bryan Rickert)

North by Northwest is highly regarded by many as Hitchcock’s greatest film; it ranks number 40 on the American Film Institutes all time top 100 list. It didn’t win any awards, but was and is a favorite of movie-goers. The disc has a stunning ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVDActive (Bryan Rickert)

At-A-Glance Film Reviews

During the mid to late fifties, Hitchcock was at his prime, churning out classics like it was easy for him. North By Northwest, which came along toward the end of this peak, is the ultimate culmination of his "innocent man thought guilty" films, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews

Reel.com

Sophisticated, sexy, suspenseful, and stylish, Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest dazzles with a witty Ernest Lehman script, sparkling performances by Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, and two of the most famous scenes in motion picture history. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Reel.com

DVD Movie Central

North by Northwest is the central film in what many fans consider to be Alfred Hitchcock's holy trinity of films, starting with Vertigo and completing with Psycho. For many, it's the quintessential Hitchcock film: wry and funny, suspenseful, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Movie Central

Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

More than a clearing house for Hitchcock's auteur tendencies. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

Hitchcock's ultimate wrong-man comedy. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

eFilmCritic

After the preliminary scenes that introduce the protagonist, a Madison Avenue advertising executive, Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) and the setting, New York City (circa 1959), Thornhill is mistaken for an American spy. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at eFilmCritic

Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

If you read enough of my reviews, you'll come to realize that I'm a huge fan of Hitchcock. That's not to say that I, or anyone else for that matter, think all of his films are wonderful. Even he made some real stinkers. However, he was always trying to ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

rec.arts.movies.reviews (LeRoy Miller)

Hitchcock matched, but never topped this grand tale of mistaken identity and political intrigue. Cary Grant stars as Roger Thornhill, a Madison Avenue ad executive who is mistaken for a spy by the spies' rivals. After escaping an attempt at his life, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (LeRoy Miller)

FilmHead.com - Video Pick

North by Northwest is pure cinematic joy. The pace never slows, and Ernest Lehman's witty dialogue is a perfect complement to the exciting action. It is finally available on DVD, complete with a documentary hosted by Saint and an audio commentary from ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at FilmHead.com - Video Pick

Chris Jarmick (--)

The quintessential Hitchcock film, is not as dark and obsessive as other Hitchcock masterpieces but is a brilliant paranoid's fantasy which eclipses the ideas of 39th Steps, The Wrong Man and Saboteur into a breezy sexy suspenseful stew of Hitch tics, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Chris Jarmick (--)

Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)

In the 1950's Alfred Hitchcock learned from an associate of a fake secret agent created by British embassy secretaries to throw off the Nazis during World War II. A few years later, Hitchcock had the script with his beloved Mount Rushmore sequence and ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)

Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

aris, 1959: you are there. Michel, A charismatic young hot-head (Jean-Paul Belmondo) has killed a cop in Marseilles and fled to the capital to hide out with Patricia, his on-off American girlfriend (Jean Seberg). As the authorities close in, Michel and ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)

My first experience with Alfred Hitchcock was with Rear Window, and excellent suspense flick and one of my all-time favorites, followed by Psycho, which was as chilling as any other movie I've seen, then this film came. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)

Christian Spotlight on the Movies

This film is generally considered one of Alfred Hitchcock's best pieces of work. Once the central character is mistaken for a spy, the pace never lets up. Advertising exec Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant), dining out with business associates, stands up ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies

DVD Net (Paul Dossett)

"One of Hitchcock's most entertaining American thrillers" - so says Pauline Kael, and though the statement reeks of specificity and comes from a woman who retired because she couldn't bear giving bad reviews, the lass has a point. The great director was ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Net (Paul Dossett)

Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)

It is at once a cool romance and a cool comedy, a hot thriller and a hot adventure. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)

Reviews by John Haywood (John Haywood)

Going north by northwest this time of year [the review was originally written in December] may make you shiver--and so will Hitchcock's film of the same name. "North by Northwest" achieves a perfect blend of comedy, romance, and suspense, and is ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Reviews by John Haywood (John Haywood)

Crazy for Cinema Review

If you read enough of my reviews, you'll come to realize that I'm a huge fan of Hitchcock. That's not to say that I, or anyone else for that matter, think all of his films are wonderful. Even he made some real stinkers. However, he was always trying to ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Crazy for Cinema Review

DVD Review e-zine

I first encountered Alfred Hitchcock's breezy 1959 comic thriller "North by Northwest" in 1982 in the form of a Super-8 "digest" reel. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Review e-zine

The City Review (Carter B. Horsley)

In the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, Alfred Hitchcock was the world's greatest film director who bought romance and suspense to new cinematic levels. Famed for conceptualizing his films in his mind in great detail, Hitchcock had a wickedly delicious ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at The City Review (Carter B. Horsley)

Metroactive (Jimmy Aquino)

Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 classic about a Madison Avenue exec mistaken for a spy (Cary Grant) was a 007 flick years before there was such a thing. All the Bondian elements that producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman later borrowed for their franchise ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Metroactive (Jimmy Aquino)

Classic Film Guide

This is certainly my favorite from among his many movies, and probably the ultimate Alfred Hitchcock film, I think. It employs all the successful elements of his previous films including the use of Cary Grant, as Roger Thornhill - "the innocent man, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Classic Film Guide

Movieline Magazine

For the last 35 years, Hollywood has been trying to come up with an entertainment as witty, stylish and thrilling as Hitchcock's North by Northwest. That outlandish romp through a string of colorful locales was the forerunner of the James Bond movies and ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Movieline Magazine

Dimspace Haiku Movie Reviews

your basic case of mistaken identity taken all the way ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Dimspace Haiku Movie Reviews

The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews

In this classic Hitchcock suspense thriller, Cary Grant plays an ordinary man caught in a case of mistaken identity by a group of nefarious characters. As he avoids their attempts to eliminate him, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews

Movie Gazette DVD Review (Gary Panton)

Do not adjust your sets. Yes, it's Cary Grant, and yes - he really is that lovely shade of orange. In this, his fourth and final outing under the gifted eyes of Alfie Hitchcock, the satsuma-faced screen legend produces perhaps the finest performance ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Movie Gazette DVD Review (Gary Panton)

moviediva

The innocent man wrongly accused + the cool blonde temptress + the heartstopping climax = classic Hitchcock. An advertising executive having a drink at the Plaza Hotel is mistaken for a spy and finds himself running for his life from a crop duster in a ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at moviediva

DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

...quintessential...Hitchcock at his most playful, Cary Grant at his most debonair. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

Parent Previews

In North by Northwest, the hectic schedule of Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) is about to move in an entirely new and more frantic direction when he is accidentally mistaken for a Mr. George Kaplin. The mix-up occurs at a hotel bar when ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Parent Previews

Philadelphia City Paper review by Sam Adams

Some may point to the crop duster attack or Mount Rushmore chase as the crowning moment of Hitchcock's delightful 1959 thriller, but for me the film's most notable aspect is the banter between Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Philadelphia City Paper review by Sam Adams

DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)

For the low price of around $19.99 you can't go wrong with this classic film from the master of suspense. Warner has taken a gem and given it new polish along with some nice supplements (can you imagine what MGM might have done with this disc? I shudder ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)

The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

suppose few things say more about a person's personality than their favorite films. That a Hitchcock flick would appear in my top 10 is hardly surprising. The one I chose is what says something. I could have gone with Rear Window or Vertigo - both ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

DVD Breakdown

North by Northwest manages to combine all of Hitchcock's most entertaining themes, tricks, obsessions and mannerisms into a picture so purely entertaining, it's still hard to beat more than forty years onward. More accomplished than The Lady Vanishes and ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Breakdown

Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)

Hitchcock's direction is a little flabby, but for sheer enjoyment, there's no better primer on the master's methods. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)

DVD Journal

Sometimes Alfred Hitchcock could get away with murder. After all, directors past and present are often criticized for their repetitiveness, their inability to create new, interesting films, content rather to fall back on the same genres and plot ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Journal

Time Out

From the glossy '60s-style surface of Saul Bass' credit sequence to Hitchcock's almost audible chortle at his final phallic image, North by Northwest treads a bizarre tightrope between sex and repression, nightmarish thriller and urbane comedy. Cary ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Time Out

Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

If anyone ever tries to tell you that they didn't make exciting and fun movies in the 1950s, North by Northwest should be your exhibit 'A' in countering such a dopey claim. Here's a film from the '50s that's exciting. It's fun. It's smart. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

FilmHobbit.com

suppose few things say more about a person's personality than their favorite films. That a Hitchcock flick would appear in my top 10 is hardly surprising. The one I chose is what says something. I could have gone with Rear Window or Vertigo - both ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at FilmHobbit.com

Jersey Film Society - review

This is Cary Grant of the wonderful suits and incredible charm playing New York man of the town, Roger O Thornhill, a kind of suave playboy used only to the finest restaurants and hotels whose world is turned totally round when he is falsely accused of ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Jersey Film Society - review

The QNetwork Film Desk (James Kendrick)

It was originally titled "In a Northwest Direction." Then it was tentatively called "The Man on Lincoln's Nose." It was produced by MGM in 1959, a once-great movie studio that was then on the brink of financial collapse because it refused to let go of ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at The QNetwork Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

One of Alfred Hitchcock's great films. North by Northwest is a nightmarish thriller that could almost be about whatever you want it to mean; it's just as inexplicable as its title. The narrative's thread is so bizarre and satisfyingly entertaining that ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)

It was with slight disappointment and definite surprise that I found, after years of intending to see it, Hitchcock's North by Northwest coming in just under the top tier of his films. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)

Movie Ram-blings

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, the style of film making is composed of a few key traits that results in the movie being ranked high as one of the greatest films in my book: The plot is novel and there are plenty of plot twists that ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Movie Ram-blings

Plugged In

Intelligently woven thrillers. Nail-biters that keep viewers on the edge of their seats. For many teens, those are the popcorn movies of choice. They want action, mystery and suspense. But in recent decades, Hollywood has handed over this high-octane ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Plugged In

DVDBeaver

While preparing "Vertigo", Hitchcock was taken ill and during his convalescence, he had read the book "The Wreck of Mary Deare", which impressed him to such a degree, that he decided for it to become his next project. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVDBeaver

Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)

Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is Alfred Hitchcock's most mercurial anti-hero, the soup bone reduction of the Master's wrong-man theme. An advertising executive so at ease with changing his identity at the fall of a hammer, he has, by film's end, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)

Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)

Masterpiece is a word that is associated with a large number of the movies directed by the late, great Alfred Hitchcock. NORTH BY NORTHWEST is without a doubt one of Hitchcock's greatest masterpieces. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)

InsidePulse.com (Robert Sutton)

The 1950's were a wonderfully creative time for Alfred Hitchcock. Seemingly no other period in the director's career yielded such remarkable results. While Hitchcock began the period with the low key and ultimately forgettable Stage Fright, he began a ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at InsidePulse.com (Robert Sutton)

Cinema Blend

In the 1950's Alfred Hitchcock learned from an associate of a fake secret agent created by British embassy secretaries to throw off the Nazis during World War II. A few years later, Hitchcock had the script with his beloved Mount Rushmore sequence and ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Cinema Blend

AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

'North by Northwest' may not be quite at the top of the Hitchcock list, but it's very high, and one of his most entertaining movies. Ernest Lehman's script is mostly a means of getting Cary Grant from one dangerous situation to another, but the dialog, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

New York Times (A.H. Weiler)

... a colorful and exciting route for spies, counterspies and lovers. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at New York Times (A.H. Weiler)

DVDnett.no

er et svÃ¦rt spennende Ã¥r i filmhistorisk sammenheng. "Den nye bÃ¸lgen" etablerte seg i Frankrike, store italienske regissÃ¸rer tok nye veier, og i USA fikk auteur-orientert film en sterkere posisjon. En av pÃ¥driverne var Alfred Hitchcock, som i sin ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVDnett.no

filmcritic.com travels North by Northwest

It was with slight disappointment and definite surprise that I found, after years of intending to see it, Hitchcockâ��s North by Northwest coming in just under the top tier of his films. Watching Cary Grant hustle through a cross-country wrongly-accused ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at filmcritic.com travels North by Northwest

MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

Finally had the chance to see this movie on video. I was expecting... something better. Sure, it was neat to see a young Martin Landau and there were some interesting sequences... but I bet that if you re-made the film today, starring someone like... ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)

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Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

In which Alfred Hitchcock irrefutably demonstrates that a great director needs neither brilliant acting nor an intricate plot to generate historic suspense. And that even when it is entirely clear from the start that it's a film where nothing bad could ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

Orbital Reviews

Cary Grant plays Roger Thornhill, an advertising executive who Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) mistakes as a government spy named George Kaplan. After Vandamm's cronies nearly kill Thornhill by forcing him to drink an entire bottle of bourbon and drive ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Orbital Reviews

DVDownUnder (Matt Goldsmith)

It's amazing how much films have changed over the years and it seems we don't look upon our present films quite as fondly as we do with those of yesteryear. Even so, it seems many of these beloved "vintage" pictures are destined to erode away with ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVDownUnder (Matt Goldsmith)

DVD Times

Alfred Hitchcock is clearly having immense fun with North By Northwest and the viewer has no choice but to enter into the spirit of things. This is a wonderful toy of a movie which doesn't stand up to a moment's careful consideration; it doesn't need to, ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Times

Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

Hitchock is an odd case in cinema history. Despised for years by critics as nothing but a gimmicky director, he was recognized when European filmmakers like Truffaut expressed their admiration for his work, and now, decades after his death, he's praised ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

iF Magazine

Picking the best Alfred Hitchcock movie is kind of like choosing the best star in heaven - there are so many and they're pretty much all incredibly good. The sheer craft and thought that goes in to any Hitchcock movie should be sufficient to embarrass ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at iF Magazine

KQEK DVD Review (Mark R. Hasan)

Though revisited from the initial snapper case release from August 2000 among Warner Bros' September 2004 Hitchcock wave, "North By Northwest" still remains a benchmark in DVD mastering. The matte colour palette of the film's VistaVision photography ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at KQEK DVD Review (Mark R. Hasan)

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Poor Roger Thornhill. Over the past few days, he's been kidnapped, forced to drive drunk, jailed, wanted for murder, chased by a crop duster, and arrested. Worst of all, he's been abandoned by blonde seductress Eva Marie Saint. It's been a busy week ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

This is Alfred Hitchcock at his most playful, Cary Grant at his most debonair, and Universal's home video crew at their most adept. It's a potent combination for one of the screen's choicest comedy thrillers, "North By Northwest." Actually, I suppose ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

DVD MovieGuide

Cary Grant teams with director Alfred Hitchcock for the fourth and final time in this superlative espionage caper judged one of the American Film Institute's Top-100 Films and spruced up with a new digital transfer and remixed Dolby Digital Stereo. He ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD MovieGuide

Associated Content

Alfred Hitchcock reigns as one of the most creative and talented directors in the history of cinema. He is famous for his manipulation of the genres of suspense and horror and often approaches both genres at a different, more shocking angle than any ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Associated Content

The Tech (MIT) (Cecil Esquivel)

North by Northwest is great fun. For today's action movie standards, it has a good script, good locations (Grand Central station, Mt. Rushmore, Chicago), and good actors (Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint). Even the plot is good. An advertising agency ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at The Tech (MIT) (Cecil Esquivel)

Screen Scene (Keith Dumble)

Stylish characters, a witty script, eye-catching cinematography and a gripping plot all contribute to North By Northwest being a classic piece of Hitchcock hokum. With at least two immortal scenes (the agrophobic nightmare of the crop duster attack and ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Screen Scene (Keith Dumble)

Stockholm Film Review : North by Northwest

Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is a successful, suave and busy advertising executive. One afternoon, he meets some cronies for drinks in a hotel when he realises that he must send a message to his mother (Jessica Royce Landis). Hailing a passing waiter, he ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Stockholm Film Review : North by Northwest

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest has gained a reputation as one of his greatest achievements. It's certainly a highly enjoyable movie, and it should be a template for most thrillers, but coming as it does after Hitchcock's darkest and best movie ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

DVD Savant review

Just when you thought North by Northwest was being ignored in the wake of the classy Universal Hitchcock DVDs, Warner Home Video comes to the rescue. Hitch's most famous man-on-the-run epic is now restored to a superior lustre. Boasting a flawless 16x9 ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at DVD Savant review

Film e Dvd

Con North by Northwest (diventato in italiano "Intrigo internazionale") Hitchcock non ottenne un immediato successo, ne di critica ne di pubblico. Oggi Ã¨ invece considerato unanimemente un capolavoro e due particolari sequenze sono entrate nella storia ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Film e Dvd

Expanded Cinemah

New York. Il signor Roger Thornhill Ã¨ un pubblicitario di successo che un giorno, scambiato per George Kaplan, viene rapito da due brutti ceffi e condotto nella villa del signor Townsend. Qui il proprietario di casa ordina ai suoi scagnozzi di ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Expanded Cinemah

Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)

This film is generally considered one of Alfred Hitchcock's best pieces of work. Once the central character is mistaken for a spy, the pace never lets up. Advertising exec Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant), dining out with business associates, stands up ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)

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