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North by Northwest [videorecording] / [presented by] M-G-M ; written by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 1000087934 | Warner Home Video3000023637 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French Publication details: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.Edition: 50th anniversary edDescription: 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1419878018 :
  • 9781419878015
Other title:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .A44 2009 PN1995.9.S68 N67 2009
Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis.Summary: Roger Thornhill is a New York advertising executive who is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, who believes Thornhill is CIA agent George Kaplan. Thornhill escapes, but must find Kaplan in order to clear himself of a murder that Kaplan is accused of committing. Following Kaplan to Chicago as a fugitive from justice, Thornhill is helped by beautiful Eve Kendall. In Chicago, she delivers a message to Kaplan that almost costs Thornhill his life when he is chased across a cornfield by a crop-dusting plane.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD North (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5016118

DVD, widescreen (matted, enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.

English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.

Not rated.

Roger Thornhill is a New York advertising executive who is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, who believes Thornhill is CIA agent George Kaplan. Thornhill escapes, but must find Kaplan in order to clear himself of a murder that Kaplan is accused of committing. Following Kaplan to Chicago as a fugitive from justice, Thornhill is helped by beautiful Eve Kendall. In Chicago, she delivers a message to Kaplan that almost costs Thornhill his life when he is chased across a cornfield by a crop-dusting plane.

Special features: Disc 1: Feature; commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman; music-only audio track. Disc 2: New 2009 documentary reveals "The master's touch: Hitchcock's signature style;" acclaimed feature-length career; profile Cary Grant: a class apart; explore in depth the movie's innovations and influences in the new North by Northwest: one for the ages; vintage 2000 documentary "Destination Hitchcock: the making of North by Northwest;" stills gallery; theatrical trailers & TV spots.

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