North by Northwest Movie Cover

North by Northwest

G, 1959, Warner Brothers

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

Martin Landau, Eva Marie Saint, Cary Grant, Edward Platt, James Mason

Plot:

Hitchcock's classic tale of mistaken identity when a Manhattan advertising executive is plunged into the realm of spy and counterspy when he is abducted, framed for murder, chased by a crop-dusting plane, and holds on for dear life from the faces of Mount Rushmore.

1

Innocent man witnesses and blamed for murder

Themes: Accusation, Innocence, Mistakes, Murder

2

Man attacked by airplane, runs for his life

Themes: Facing Trials, Adversity

3

Man becomes obnoxious, disrupts auction

Themes: Confusion, Ingenuity

4

Movie blooper: Boy plugs ears in background

Themes: Expectations

5

Man saves woman at Mt. Rushmore, marries her

Themes: Salvation, Failure, Choices, Perseverance

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