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Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest [videorecording] / [presented by] M-G-M ; written by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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.
Item details
- ISBN: 1419878018
- ISBN: 9781419878015
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: 50th anniversary ed.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Title from container. 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. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, widescreen (matted, enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | These DVD discs are copy protected. |
| Language Note: | English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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