North by Northwest

North by Northwest is a 1959 MGM thriller by Alfred Hitchcock and is generally considered one of his best works. The film stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Leo G. Carroll, and Martin Landau. The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures"http://alt.tcm.turner.com/essentials/essential/fea_north.html. It is one of several Hitchcock movies with a film score by Bernard Herrmann. The film also features a famous title sequence by the graphic designer Saul Bass.

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1959 - MGM - Thriller - Alfred Hitchcock - Film - Cary Grant - Eva Marie Saint - James Mason - Leo G. Carroll - Martin Landau - Ernest Lehman - Film score - Bernard Herrmann - Saul Bass

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