Blu-ray
North by northwest
Call Number
- BLU-RAY MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray version.
Languages
In English, French or Spanish, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll.
Publication Information
[Burbank, CA] : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (136 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Series
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.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Special features: Commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman ; 2009 documentary The master's touch: Hitchcock's signature style ; North by Northwest: one for the ages ; vintage 2000 documentary Destination Hitchcock: the making of North by Northwest ;" stills gallery ; theatrical trailers & TV spot.