North by Northwest

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North by Northwest
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited)
Herman Coleman (associate)
Written by Ernest Lehman
Music by Bernard Herrmann
Cinematograpy by Robert Burks
Edited by George Tomasini
Starring Cary Grant,
Eva Marie Saint,
James Mason,
Jessie Royce Landis,
Martin Landau
Tagline The Master of Suspense presents a 3000-mile chase across America!
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released July 28, 1959
Running time 136 mins
Country United States
Language English
Budget $4 million
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North by Northwest is a 1959 movie thriller from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alfred Hitchcock directed it, and Cary Grant starred in it.

Like other Hitchcock movies, the music for North by Northwest was composed by Bernard Herrmann.

The famous opening sequence was created by Saul Bass.

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