Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writer: Ernest Lehman

Music by: Bernard Herrmann

Keywords: Thriller, United Nations, Espionage, Explosions

Advertising executive Richard Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent by foreign interlopers, kidnapped and left to die in a staged car accident. He escapes only to find himself accused of murder and target of a cross-country pursuit by both police and the foreign agents. Received Oscar nominations for Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Set Decoration. Entered 1995 into the National Film Registry.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward Binns	Actor	12-Sep-1916	4-Dec-1990	12 Angry Men
Leo G. Carroll	Actor	25-Oct-1892	16-Oct-1972	Waverly on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Cary Grant	Actor	18-Jan-1904	29-Nov-1986	North by Northwest
Josephine Hutchinson	Actor	12-Oct-1903	4-Jun-1998	North by Northwest
Martin Landau	Actor	20-Jun-1931	15-Jul-2017	Mission: Impossible
Jessie Royce Landis	Actor	25-Nov-1896	2-Nov-1972	North by Northwest
James Mason	Actor	15-May-1909	27-Jul-1984	North by Northwest
Philip Ober	Actor	23-Mar-1902	13-Sep-1982	From Here to Eternity
Edward Platt	Actor	14-Feb-1916	19-Mar-1974	Chief on Get Smart
Eva Marie Saint	Actor	4-Jul-1924		North by Northwest
Les Tremayne	Radio Personality	16-Apr-1913	19-Dec-2003	Veteran of 30,000 radio broadcasts

CAST

Cary Grant	...   Roger Thornhill
Eva Marie Saint	...   Eve Kendall
James Mason	...   Phillip Vandamm
Co-Starring
Jessie Royce Landis	...   Clara Thornhill
with
Leo G. Carroll	...   The Professor
Josephine Hutchinson	...   Mrs. Townsend
Philip Ober	...   Lester Townsend
Martin Landau	...   Leonard
Adam Williams	...   Valerian
Edward Platt	...   Victor Larrabee
Robert Ellenstein	...   Licht
Les Tremayne	...   Auctioneer
Philip Coolidge	...   Dr. Cross
Patrick McVey	...   Policeman
Edward Binns	...   Capt. Junket
Ken Lynch	...   Policeman

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