Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest
Record details
- ISBN: 1419878018
- ISBN: 9781419878015
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: 50th anniversary ed.
- Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Content descriptions
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: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL. |
Language Note: | English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Search for related items by subject
Genre: | Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films. Romance films. Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films > United States. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Fort Nelson Public Library | DVD MOVIES NOR (Text) | 35246000944494 | Movies | Volume hold | Available | - |
100 Mile House Branch | ALF (Text) | 33923005074368 | Digital Video Disc | Volume hold | Available | - |
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.