North By Northwest
Release Date: 1959
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Ernest Lehman
Stars:
Cary Grant
Eva Marie Saint
James Mason
Martin Landau
Leo G. Carroll
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Trailer
Locations of L.I. Shoots:
The Westbury House/Phipps Estate at Old Westbury Gardens (the Townsend residence where Roger Thornhill [Grant] first meets Phillip Vandamm [Mason] and is forcibly intoxicated)
The Pratt Estate in Glen Cove
Glen Cove (possible filming location – the Old Courthouse used for police station scenes)
Of Interest:
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North By Northwest currently holds a 100% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 58 reviews. The site’s consensus calls the film “Gripping, suspenseful and visually iconic” and claims it “laid the groundwork for countless action thrillers to follow.” The film also ranks at number 98 in Empire magazines list of the 500 Greatest Films of All Time.
This is one of many Hitchcock movies with a music score by Bernard Herrmann and features a memorable opening title sequence by graphic designer Saul Bass
Check out these additional trailers:
Scene Breakdown of various trailers
The Bizarre Process of Writing ‘North by Northwest’ | Screenwriting
Photos
North by Northwest (1959). Alfred Hitchcock
Cinematography: Robert Burks
Photos by: Kenny Bell
Photos 1 – 12 from Frank Burmaster and Douglas Bennett’s Facebook pages with their permission. Others from various sources.
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