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Title:

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

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

50th anniversary ed.

Publisher:

Distributed by Warner Home Video,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Advertising executives--New York--New York--Drama.
Kidnapping victims--New York--New York--Drama.
Mistaken identity--Chicago--Chicago--Drama.
Malicious accusation--Chicago--Chicago--Drama.
Fugitives from justice--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Chicago--Chicago--Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
Romance films.
Detective and mystery films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.

Other Authors:

Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.
Grant, Cary, 1904-1986.
Saint, Eva Marie, 1924-
Mason, James, 1909-1984.
Landis, Jessie Royce, 1904-1972.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Warner Home Video (Firm)

Notes:

Title from container. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. 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.

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.

ISBN:

9781419878015
1419878018

OCLC:

(OCoLC)428736146

UPC:

883929052486

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

RSPC135 -- Lake City Public Library (Lake City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

CDPC522 -- Solon Public Library (Solon)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)