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Title

  • North by northwest

Summary

  • From New York City to Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, Roger Thornhill, an advertising executive, is pursued by enemy agents who mistake him for an American agent named George Kaplan. Confounding his efforts to clear himself are Eva Kendall, a double-agent who is the mistress of Phillip Vandamm, the head enemy agent, and the Professor, who turns turns out to be the chief American agent.

Names

  • Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980, direction, production.
  • Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, writing.
  • Grant, Cary, 1904-1986, cast.
  • Saint, Eva Marie, 1924- cast.
  • Mason, James, 1909-1984, cast.
  • Landis, Jessie Royce, 1904-1972, cast.
  • Carroll, Leo G., 1886-1972, cast.
  • Landau, Martin, 1928-2017, cast.
  • Carneal (Robert) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959 ; United States : RCA SelectaVision, 1981.

Headings

  • -  Espionage--Drama
  • -  Mistaken identity--Drama

Genre

  • Features
  • Spy films and programs
  • Videodiscs

Notes

  • -  LP13942 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Loew's Inc.; 30Jun59; LP13942.
  • -  Copyright notice on videodisc jacket: RCA Corporation ; 1981.
  • -  Associate producer, Herbert Coleman ; music, Bernard Herrmann ; editor, George Tomosini.
  • -  Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll, Martin Landau, Philip Ober.
  • -  Videodisc viewing copy is reissue copy.
  • -  Videocassette viewing copy was taped off-air per R. Carneal; may include commercials.
  • -  In VistaVision.
  • -  Parts of summary from videodisc jacket.
  • -  On videodisc jacket: RCA 00207.
  • -  LC also holds a Criterion collection version with added material.
  • -  Sources used: The motion picture guide, v. 5, p. 2191-2192; Variety, 7-1-59; New York times, 8-7-59; Copyright catalog, 1950-1959; M/B/RS preliminary cataloging records; videodisc jacket.
  • -  Received: 10-15-82; videocassette viewing copy; gift; Carneal (Robert) Collection.
  • -  Received: 2-24-83; videodisc viewing copy; purchase; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  Received: 2-14-61; ref print; copyright deposit; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Not viewed; some information from M/B/RS preliminary cataloging record.

Medium

  • 3 videocassettes of 3 (ca. 137 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. viewing copy.
  • 2 videodiscs of 2 (CED) (ca. 137 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. viewing copy.
  • 16 reels of 16 on 8 (ca. 12500 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. ref print.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VBB 2668-2670 (viewing copy)
  • DAA 0070-0071 (viewing copy)
  • FGB 5556-5563 (ref print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96513459

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Lehman, Ernest, Writing, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G Carroll, Martin Landau, Carneal, Lc Purchase Collection, and Copyright Collection. North by Northwest. directeds by Hitchcock, Alfred, Ectionuction, produceds by Hitchcock, Alfred, Ectionuction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ; United States: RCA SelectaVision, 1981, 1982. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96513459/.

APA citation style:

Lehman, E., Grant, C., Saint, E. M., Mason, J., Landis, J. R., Carroll, L. G. [...] Copyright Collection. (1982) North by Northwest. Hitchcock, A., dir, Hitchcock, A., prod United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ; United States: RCA SelectaVision, 1981. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96513459/.

MLA citation style:

Lehman, Ernest, Writing, et al. North by Northwest. dir by Hitchcock, Alfred, Ectionuction, prod by Hitchcock, Alfred, Ectionuction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ; United States: RCA SelectaVision, 1981, 1982. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/96513459/>.