North by Northwest

North by Northwest is an 1959 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant. The story follows a hapless New York advertising executive who is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is then pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
==Plot==
Middle-aged Madison Avenue advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent by a gang of spies. He gets involved in a series of misadventures and is pursued across the States by both the spies and the government whilst being helped by a beautiful blonde.
==Cast==
*Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
*Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall
*James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
*Jessie Royce Landis as Mrs. Thornhill
*Leo G. Carroll as Professor
*Martin Landau as Leonard
*Edward Platt as Larrabee
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