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Author:

North by northwest (Motion picture)

Title:

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

Edition:

50th anniversary ed. Blu-ray version.

Publisher:

Turner Entertainment and Warner Brothers Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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:

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

Contents:

Special features: commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman; 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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)777324365

EAN:

5051892007023

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)