North by Northwest
8.2
“It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!”
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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Cast
96 people
Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill
Known for
Notorious
To Catch a Thief
Eva Marie Saint
Eve Kendall
Known for
On the Waterfront
Superman Returns
James Mason
Phillip Vandamm
Known for
Lolita
Jesus of Nazareth
Jessie Royce Landis
Clara Thornhill
Known for
To Catch a Thief
Leo G. Carroll
Professor
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Spellbound
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Townsend
Known for
Son of Frankenstein
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Philip Ober
Lester Townsend
Known for
From Here to Eternity
Elmer Gantry
Martin Landau
Leonard
Known for
Ed Wood
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Adam Williams
Valerian
Known for
The Big Heat
The Last Sunset
Edward Platt
Victor Larrabee
Known for
Get Smart
Rebel Without a Cause
Robert Ellenstein
Licht
Known for
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
3:10 to Yuma
Les Tremayne
Auctioneer
Known for
The War of the Worlds
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Ernest Lehman Writer Bernard Herrmann Composer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $4M · United States release August 6, 1959
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,275,000
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 1, 1959
Premiere · Chicago, Illinois
United States · August 6, 1959
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
July 17, 1959 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
December 18, 1959 · Theatrical
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical · AMC Fan Faves
Argentina
October 19, 1959 · Theatrical
Australia
November 27, 1959 · Theatrical
July 30, 1998 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Austria
December 25, 1959 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 13, 1959 · Limited theatrical · Brussels
Brazil
September 2, 1959 · Theatrical
July 12, 2010 · Physical
Canada
September 11, 1959 · Theatrical
October 31, 2024 · Theatrical · 65th Anniversary Re-Release
China
June 16, 2009 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
April 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 16, 1961 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 23, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
December 18, 1959 · Theatrical
May 27, 1977 · Theatrical · Re-Release
France
October 21, 1959 · Theatrical
October 7, 1998 · Theatrical · Re-Release
July 30, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-Release (Restored Version)
November 8, 2016 · Physical
Germany
December 18, 1959 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 26, 1970 · TV · West Germany
October 21, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
March 22, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Greece
December 15, 1959 · Theatrical
August 17, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-Release
July 19, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Hong Kong SAR China
November 12, 1959 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 19, 1960 · Theatrical
Israel
February 20, 1960 · Theatrical
Italy
September 1, 1959 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
November 27, 1959 · Theatrical
Japan
September 17, 1959 · Theatrical
April 8, 1971 · TV · TV Tokyo
April 30, 1980 · TV · Nippon Television
November 17, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Mexico
December 14, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
December 18, 1959 · Theatrical
June 26, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-Release
June 22, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 30, 2005 · TV · Veronica
June 26, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-Release
November 14, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
December 26, 1959 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 24, 1959 · Theatrical
June 28, 2026 · TV · Warner TV
Poland
October 13, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
March 8, 1960 · Theatrical
June 3, 1967 · Theatrical · Re-Release
May 1, 1998 · Theatrical · Re-Release (Restored Version)
Singapore
October 13, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Slovakia
September 13, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 1, 1960 · Theatrical
August 27, 1994 · TV · MBC
August 16, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Spain
July 18, 1959 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
December 28, 1959 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
October 4, 2000 · Theatrical
September 25, 2020 · Theatrical · 4K Re-Release
Sweden
October 19, 1959 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 2, 1962 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 16, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 15, 1959 · Limited theatrical · London
November 20, 1959 · Theatrical
June 19, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Uruguay
March 17, 1960 · Theatrical
Vietnam
June 28, 2026 · TV · Warner TV
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