DVD

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). Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Starring: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780780665869
ISBN: 0780665865
ISBN: 9781419878015
ISBN: 1419878018
Physical Description: 1 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Edition: 50th anniversary ed.
Publisher: [United States] : Turner Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Robert Burks; editor, George Tomasini; music, Bernard Herrmann.
Participant or Performer Note:	Starring: 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:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.