Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
North by Northwest is of 2 hour(s) and 16 minute(s). It is Produced By: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was released on 1959-07-08. It has the tagline: It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"! It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
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