North by Northwest

Released Year: 1959

Certificate: U

Runtime: 136 minutes

Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 98

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis

No of Votes: 299198

Gross: 13275000

Overview: A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies.

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