North by Northwest is a 1959 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, EvaMarie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures". It is a tale of mistaken identity. An...
Production onNorth by Northwestbegan in 1958, although it was not yet known by that name at MGM. The filmmakers gave their production various titles, includingIn a Northwesterly Direction,The Man on Lincoln’s Nose, andBreathless. The title they eventually settled on made little sense to the ...
North by Northwest Jump to 9 wins & 7 nominations Academy Awards, USA 1960 Nominee Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Ernest Lehman1960 Nominee Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color William A. Horning Robert F. Boyle Merrill Pye Henry Grace Frank...
North by Northwest UK Production: M-G-M. Director Alfred Hitchcock; Producer Alfred Hitchcock; Screenplay Ernest Lehman; Camera Robert Burks; Editor George Tomasini; Music Bernard Herrmann; Art Director Robert Boyle, William A. Horning. Previewed at the Westwood Village Theatre, June 24, '59...
NorthbyNorthwestisa1959AmericanthrillerfilmdirectedbyAlfredHitchcock,starringCaryGrant,EvaMarieSaintandJamesMason.ThescreenplaywaswrittenbyErnestLehman,whowantedtowrite"theHitchcockpicturetoendallHitchcockpictures".Itisataleofmistakenidentity.AninnocentmanispursuedacrosstheUnitedStatesbyagentsofamysteriousorganizationwhowant...