Cary grant north by northwest alfred hitchcock. During the opening title sequence which shows new yorkers rushing home from work hitchcock just misses catching his bus. By the time hitchcock realized the misunderstanding stewart was so. While filming vertigo 1958 sir alfred hitchcock described some of the plot of this project to frequent hitchcock leading man and vertigo star james stewart who naturally assumed that hitchcock meant to cast him in the roger thornhill role and was eager to play itactually hitchcock wanted cary grant to play the role. The character cary grant plays in north by northwest is a familiar one in alfred hitchcocks films.
Grant is subjected to the worst case of mistaken identity that you can imagine. North by northwest the crop duster. His good looks genuine charm and humorous take on his situation will have you rooting for him the whole way. An innocent everyman tangled in a web of intrigue that may wind up costing him his life.
Hitchcocks cameo in north by northwest 1959 occurs about 2 minutes into the film. Chock full of phallic references conspiracy paranoia freudian subtext made particularly. The alfred hitchcock classic has been thrilling audiences with its improbable but highly entertaining story for nearly 60 years. In hitchcocks previous film.
Stranded in the middle of nowhere roger thornhill cary grant runs to survive an attacking crop duster. North by northwest is a 1959 american thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock starring cary grant eva marie saint and james mason. As memorable for the sexy sophisticated banter between cary grant and eva marie saint as for the famous crop dusting sequence or the climactic chase atop mount rushmore north by northwest is one of those films that inspires any number of readings. Cary grant in north by northwest screengrab via youtube its hitchcocks greatest achievement and perhaps the best movie ever.
The screenplay was by ernest lehman who wanted to write the hitchcock picture to end all hitchcock pictures. One of the things north by. A new york city advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies. The cameo was filmed near to 347 madison avenue new york city.
Cary grant plays a superb everyman that falls into the spy game. North by northwest 1959 is one of hitchcocks best films.