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North by Northwest is a tale of mistaken identity, with an innocent man pursued across the United States by agents of a mysterious organization trying to prevent him from blocking their plan to smuggle microfilm, which contains government secrets, out of the country.
A classic Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant as a man mistaken for a spy and pursued by foreign agents. IMDb provides cast and crew details, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this action adventure mystery film.
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Find out who starred in the classic Hitchcock thriller North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by Ernest Lehman. See the full list of actors, writers, and other crew members on IMDb.
Watch the classic Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant as an innocent man pursued by spies. Learn the plot, the reviews, and the historical significance of this film in the Internet Archive collection.
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