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North By Northwest

Flattened Window Card movie poster for the classic Alfred Hitchcock spy thriller film, North by Northwest , released in 1959. Movie Information Title: North by Northwest Release Date: July 1, 1959 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Main Cast: Cary Grant (as Roger Thornhill), Eva Marie Saint (as Eve Kendall), and James Mason (as Phillip Vandamm) Plot: The story follows a New York advertising executive, Roger Thornhill, who is mistaken for a government agent named George Kaplan and is pursued across the United States by foreign spies. Iconic Scenes: The film is famous for several memorable action sequences, including an attack by a crop-duster plane in a cornfield and a final chase scene across the faces of Mount Rushmore. Significance: It is often cited as one of the greatest films of all time and heavily influenced the spy thriller genre, including the James Bond series.