Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: Commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman; 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 North by Northwest: one for the ages; vintage 2000 documentary "Destination Hitchcock: the making of North by Northwest;" music-only audio track; stills gallery; theatrical trailers & TV spots.
Summary:
"Cary Grant...plays a Manhattan adman plunged into a realm of spy (James Mason) and counterspy (Eva Marie Saint) and variously abducted, framed for murder, chased, and, in a signature set piece, crop-dusted. He also hangs for dear life from the facial features of Mount Rushmore's presidents"--Container.
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