North by Northwest
1959

North by Northwest

★ 8.3 / 10
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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Synopsis

In Alfred Hitchcock's 'North by Northwest', Cary Grant plays an innocent man mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies. He becomes embroiled in a deadly plot involving an assassination and a mysterious microfilm, leading him on a cross-country chase filled with suspense, romance and iconic cinematic moments.

Did You Know?
  • Cary Grant was actually drunk during the drunk driving scene.
  • Mt. Rushmore refused to allow any filming on the monument.
  • The crop duster scene was filmed in a California desert.
  • The movie wasn't shot in any of the locations it's set.
  • Alfred Hitchcock makes his cameo two minutes into the film.
Iconic Quotes
  • The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her.
  • I'm a man of few words.
  • I didn't realize you were an art collector. I thought you just collected corpses.
  • In the world of advertising, there's no such thing as a lie. There's only expedient exaggeration.
  • Call it my woman's intuition, if you will. But I've never trusted neatness. Neatness is always the result of deliberate planning.
Editorial

Why Eltorama recommends this film

Appears in  Technicolor Triumphs →
Thrilling plane chase scene with striking color effects