"North by northwest"

"North by Northwest"

So, What is North by Northwest about?

North by Northwest, a film from 1959, a thriller, a chase, a confusing nightmare for an innocent New York advertising executive as he is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies. He is chased all over America to look for a way to survive.

Who helped with the making of this film?

The Director: Alfred Hitchcock

The Writer: Ernest Lehman

The Stars: Cary Grant starred as Roger O. Thornhill

                 Eva Marie Saint starred as Eve Kendall

                 James Mason starred as Phillip Vandamm

Cliffhangers are used, for example when Mr. Thornhill is drunk and he is put into a car and made to drive.

Mr. Thornhill had to think on his feet many times, this is when he out smarts the more powerful and better equipped villains  For example when he causes a scene and gets arrested in the auction.

When the audience are mislead, this is a Red herring. For example when the blonde woman tried to help Mr. Thornhill, but we find out she's plotting with the villains  but we are mislead because she's a secret undercover agent.

Most of the time the villains had the upper hand but Mr. Thornhill turned it around and used initiative on many occasions, for example when he was kidnapped, this became a villain driven plot, the kidnapping was fast paced this is typical of a thriller.

North by Northwest also contained an element called the MacGuffin. The MacGuffin is a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot of a work of fiction. for example in this film we cared more for the heroes safety rather than what the villains were really after.

Interesting Facts:

• The film was released on the 22nd November 1959
• $13,275,000 was made in the USA on the showcasing this film
• The production company is: MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
• The film is approximately 136 minutes long
• "Singin' in the rain" was whistled by Cary Grant in the film