North by Northwest

Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005 (Added Author). Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Added Author). Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 (Added Author). Saint, Eva Marie, 1924- (Added Author). Mason, James, 1909-1984 (Added Author). Landis, Jessie Royce, 1904-1972 (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis. (Cast).

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.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Blu-ray version ; Limited ed.
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2012.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: Destination Hitchcock: the making of North by Northwest ; North by Northwest : one for the ages ; The master's touch: Hitchcock's signature style ; Cary Grant: a class apart ; feature commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman ; stills gallery ; trailer gallery.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	Blu-ray; English Dolby True HD, 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround; Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese mono. 1.0.; 1080p High-definition widescreen 1.78:1, requires Blu-ray player.
Language Note:	In English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, or Portuguese with Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, or Swedish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.