Reviews

This film was robbed of a 1959 Best Picture nomination and, as he was so many times, Hitch was also robbed of a Best Director nomination.

Hitchcock crafts his films with intelligence and care and with this film he brings iconic images to Hollywood.

It gets even fishier once we found out George Kaplan doesn't exist whatsoever, and yet Eva tells John where to go to "find" him.

North by Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Ernest Lehman Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery

Incredible action, non-stop thrills, an incredibly well written and complex story composed with technical superiority by one of the greatest auteurs in film history, North by Northwest is a masterpiece as are the other Hitchcock films I've reviewed.

The film is not without its flaws however and watching it over 50 years since its creation we certainly see some of the elements differently now, some of the screens and backdrops used are less than convincing and the editing of the final scene has been criticised by some but this is not enough to d...

Cary Grant is the film.

There are some really amazing looking scenes throughout as well (especially the house toward the end) , but also some really bad looking parts like the forest : which is one of the fakest sets I've seen in a film.