North by Northwest Cast – North by Northwest is an American English language film released in the year 1959. It is a spy thriller film. North by Northwest is directed by Alfred Hitchcock; written by Ernest Lehman; produced by Alfred Hitchcock; starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis. It has a screen running time of 136 minutes and was released on 1st July 1959.
North by Northwest Crew
Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by | Ernest Lehman |
Produced by | Alfred Hitchcock |
Production house | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Cinematography by | Robert Burks |
Edited by | George Tomasini |
Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
North by Northwest Cast
- Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
- Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall
- James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
- Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill
- Leo G. Carroll as The Professor
- Josephine Hutchinson as “Mrs. Townsend”
- Philip Ober as Lester Townsend
- Martin Landau as Leonard
- Adam Williams as Valerian
- Edward Platt as Victor Larrabee
- Robert Ellenstein as Licht
- Les Tremayne as Auctioneer
- Philip Coolidge as Dr. Cross
- Patrick McVey as Sergeant Flamm
- Edward Binns as Captain Junket
- Ken Lynch as Charlie
- Maudie Prickett as Elsie the Maid
- Malcolm Atterbury as Man at the crossroads
- Tol Avery as State Police Detective
- John Beradino as Sergeant Emile Klinger
- Ned Glass as Ticket Seller
- Doreen Lang as Maggie, Roger’s Secretary
- Nora Marlowe as Anna, the housekeeper
- Ralph Reed as Bellboy
- Olan Soule as Assistant Auctioneer
- Frank Wilcox as Herman Weitner
- Robert Shayne as Larry Wade
- Sara Berner as Telephone Operator
Why was the movie called North by Northwest?
a name referring to the general path Cary Grant’s character takes in the film
How old was Eva Marie Saint when she made North by Northwest?
35 years