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An advertising executive is mistaken for a spy and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Read more

Starring	Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Leo G. Carroll
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller

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- Delightful chase comedy-thriller with a touch of sex, a kind of compendium of its director's best work, with memories of The 39 Steps, Saboteur and Foreign Correspondent among others.
- 34391
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  The Master at Work
  
  Hitchcock had already made most of his classic Paramount films (Vertigo, Rear Window) earlier in the 50s before creating North by Northwest. The result is one ... read more »
  
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  - db
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 26 Jul 2004 at 16:54
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  Awesome movie
  
  Hitchcok has its best! The plot was great. Hitchcok keeps you wondering (as usual) how in this case Cary Grant will play the bad guys. Eve Saint John has a very... read more »
  
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- - denis007
  - 32 reviews
  - 13 May 2012 at 10:17
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  Very dated
  
  I've had this on my classic 'to watch' list for some time, but was disappointed... why would a group of villains lure somebody (and follow them!) ... read more »
  
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  - Bighton
  - 23 Feb 2012 at 20:06
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  A top class Hitchcock masterpiece of the highest calibre.
  
  Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant making one of cinema's Top 100 Films of all time.
  
  A top-notch thriller with all the suspense and fascinating ... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
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  - suffolk
  - 08 Dec 2011 at 00:48
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  North by Northwest
  
  Good old movie, I only ever managed to catch snippets over the years so thought I would finally catch up with it. This won't mean much to anyone who has ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Nov 2011 at 08:11
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  An Inspiration
  
  How can you criticise a Hitchcock movie? To this day, the work of this exceptional talent is still superb to watch and without doubt an inspiration to many a ... read more »
  
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- - Breathe
  - 40 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 18 Oct 2011 at 19:19
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  Perfect for anyone who has good taste in films
  
  If you love Cary Grant then there is no way you couldn't love this film...he is pefect as the confused ad agency man who gets caught up in a government plot... read more »
  
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- - dumbolives
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  - Shetland
  - 19 Sep 2011 at 08:38
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  Hitchcocks Best
  
  I hadn't seen this all the way through, only in bits. A great film. And a huge Cary Grant fan. Went on a bit longer than I thought, but not complaining!
  
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- - chazzd91
  - 12 reviews
  - 08 Sep 2011 at 08:03
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  One of the best films of all time
  
  A great film alittle dated now but its one of those thats has to be watched because its a true classic
  
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- - Goldust22
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  - Gloucester
  - 03 Jul 2011 at 08:41
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  North by North West
  
  Was busy looking out for Hitchcock in the opening scenes as he always made a cameo appearance. This time trying to get on a trolley car - or was it a bus? ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Jun 2011 at 16:48
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  Stifled performance from Cary Grant
  
  Considering the amount of films i have seen over the years , i don't think i have come across a Cary Grant movie. A name I'm fully aware of but does he ... read more »
  
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- - RedValleyJohn
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  - 27 Jan 2011 at 00:28
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- - 23
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  The Master at Work
  
  Hitchcock had already made most of his classic Paramount films (Vertigo, Rear Window) earlier in the 50s before creating North by Northwest. The result is one ... read more »
  
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- 12375
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  - db
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 26 Jul 2004 at 16:54
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  if only...
  
  all films were this good - absolutely flawless in my opinion. The cast are excellent, locations superb, score fantastic, and hitchcock weaves it all together ... read more »
  
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- - Mark MacMillan
  - scotland
  - 14 Dec 2005 at 12:54
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  Don't wait any longer - watch it now!!
  
  This is one of those films I've heard discussed many times, and always intended to watch - sometime! My only regret is that it took me so long.
  
  A... read more »
  
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- - emeraldqueen
  - carms
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 13:27
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  Highly Recommended
  
  A clever film that is both light hearted yet thrilling at the same time.
  
  Beautifully directed and Cary Grant is excellent as the wise cracking sales ... read more »
  
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- - dandyman
  - west midlands
  - 28 Oct 2004 at 11:49
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  brilliant.
  
  For a film of this age to grip the "youth of today" for its entire length is a sure sign of quality.
  
  "North by Northwest" is at ... read more »
  
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- - jeffers
  - roxburghshire
  - 07 Feb 2004 at 20:09
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  Classic, that's all.
  
  Most famous for the cropduster scene, North by Northwest has many great scenes and is, essentially, a mix of the best bits from Hitchcock?s films ? chasing the ... read more »
  
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  - Inglewood
  - 24 May 2005 at 21:27
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  One of his best
  
  Hitchcock made himself so much part of his films, even down to giving himself a cameo, that it is easy to forget that his collaborators brought much to the ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Mar 2006 at 10:38
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  Great storytelling, but...
  
  I have always been a fond admirer of Hitchcock's work, and was looking forward to watching North by Northwest, once of the rare movies I had not seen from ... read more »
  
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  - Northern Ireland
  - 18 Aug 2005 at 23:13
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  not bad
  
  ok film.. not really my sort as it was my husband who wanted to watch it
  
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  - bristol , england
  - 16 Feb 2007 at 21:56
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  One of those movies ...
  
  One of those movies that everyone talks about and you always see scenes from on TV. The setting is very much of its time (cold war intrigue), but the action is ... read more »
  
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- - Phill#1
  - GRAVESEND
  - 27 Feb 2004 at 19:45

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- Delightful chase comedy-thriller with a touch of sex, a kind of compendium of its director's best work, with memories of The 39 Steps, Saboteur and Foreign Correspondent among others.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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