North by Northwest Poster: Dive into the incredible world of a thrilling thriller where anxiety and adrenaline intertwine. Follow a protagonist caught in a deadly hunt, and let yourself be carried away by a captivating plot, full of unexpected twists and turns. Prepare to feel a surge of intense emotions, between fear, suspense and a frantic race to escape an elusive enemy. A true masterpiece of suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last second.
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Description of this North by Northwest Poster
North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by Ernest Lehman. The film’s plot is inspired by a true story from World War II. The main roles are played by Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The film centers on Roger O. Thornhill (Grant), an advertising agency executive innocently pursued by a group of spies who mistake him for a member of a government agency.
After abandoning the idea of a film adaptation of the mystery novel Mary Deare, Hitchcock agrees to direct a new film for the studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, whose executives liked the story idea. The director signs the contract, thus obtaining complete independence of action. Upon its release, the film received mostly positive reviews, which emphasized that after his risky experiments in Vertigo (1958), Hitchcock had returned to the tried-and-true conventions of suspense, humor, and romance. North, Northwest was nominated in three Academy Award categories and was a commercial success, grossing over $13 million in the United States alone. In 1995, it was placed under the National Film Registry.
Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant), an advertising agency executive, attends an informal business meeting at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. He is worried because he forgot to tell his secretary Maggie (Doreen Lang) that his mother (Jessie Royce Landis) is at a bridge party with a friend, which will prevent him from reaching her. He decides to send a telegram. She summons a hotel bouncer to search the room for a man named George Kaplan. Across the room are two men—Valerian (Adam Williams) and Licht (Robert Ellenstein)—who believe Thornhill’s call is confirmation that his name is Kaplan. When Thornhill manages to send the telegram, the two men stop him in the hallway and force him at gunpoint to leave the building. They get into a car together and drive to a private residence belonging to diplomat Lester Townsend (Philip Ober) in Glen Cove.
There, Thornhill, posing as Townsend, meets with Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) and his secretary, Leonard (Martin Landau). The man vehemently denies his name is Kaplan and considers the kidnapping a mistake. Vandamm gives no credence to his claims. When Thornhill tries to leave the room, he finds Valerian standing at the door. Vandamm informs him that he risks being killed if he does not cooperate. When Thornhill denies all the documents, Vandamm leaves the room. Leonard, Licht, and Valérian force him to drink a bottle of bourbon, then drive a drunken Thornhill to his car. Valerian, sitting in the passenger seat, starts the engine and drives the car up the hillside. Despite his intoxication, Thornhill realizes the situation and pushes the man out of the car. At the last moment, he prevents the car from falling off the cliffs into the sea. The man, who is driving suspiciously, is pursued by a police patrol. Wanting to avoid a collision with the cyclist, Thornhill brakes suddenly. The police car following him hits the rear of his vehicle. Thornhill’s pursuers, Licht, and Valérian, who witness the incident, turn around and go to the residence. The man is arrested. At the police station, he testifies that he was kidnapped and that an attempt was made to kill him. It turns out that the sports car he was driving has been stolen. Exercising his right to a phone call, assisted by Sergeant Klinger (John Beradino), Thornhill, intoxicated, calls his mother, requesting that a lawyer intervene to get him out of trouble. Dr. Cross (Philip Coolidge), who examines him, diagnoses alcohol poisoning. The man refuses a blood test and falls asleep on the table. The next day, Thornhill’s lawyer tells the whole story in court. By order of the judge, the hearing is adjourned so that the credibility of the testimony can be examined. Accompanied by his mother, his lawyer, and two detectives from the investigation department, the man goes to Townsend’s home. He shows them the room in which he was being held. A woman identifying herself as Mrs. Townsend (Josephine Hutchinson) testifies that Thornhill was present at the party of his own free will. She informs law enforcement officials that her husband is at UN headquarters where he is scheduled to address the General Assembly that afternoon. An exasperated Thornhill realizes that no one believes him and accompanies his mother to the Plaza Hotel, searching for evidence to corroborate his story. At the reception desk, he learns that Kaplan has booked room 796 and asks his mother, giving him $50, for the key to the suite Kaplan has rented. In the room, Thornhill finds a photo in which she recognizes Townsend (Vandamm, who claims to be him). The housekeeper and the doorman believe Thornhill to be Kaplan. When the phone rings in the room, the man realizes he is being followed. In the elevator, he encounters Licht and Valerian. He decides to escape. He gets into a taxi and asks to be taken to the UN headquarters, where Townsend is scheduled to speak. At the reception, he pretends to be Kaplan and insists on meeting him. Meanwhile, Licht and Valerian go to the UN headquarters. Valerian gets out of the taxi and heads towards the building. Thornhill is confused when it turns out that Townsend is actually someone else entirely. It turns out that the diplomat’s wife has been dead for many years. When he takes out a photograph found in the hotel room and asks for the identity of the man in it, the real Townsend is murdered and falls into his arms. Thornhill pulls a knife from the man’s back. A nearby photographer takes a picture of him, a crowd of people converges on the scene, and panic sets in. Thornhill explains that he had nothing to do with it and, terrified, flees.
At Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters, a group of agents led by a man nicknamed “the Professor” (Leo G. Carroll) discuss Townsend’s murder and Thornhill’s involvement in it. The agents debate whether to intervene to protect Thornhill, but “the Professor” refuses, believing he is effectively distracting another agent working undercover for Vandamm. Learning that Kaplan has gone to Chicago, Thornhill follows his trail. He eludes the police and boards a train. There, he meets an attractive blonde who, seeing the agents in pursuit, gives them a false lead. That evening, Thornhill meets again with a mysterious woman in the dining car who introduces herself as Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint). She confesses to him that she knows Thornhill’s true identity and why he is being pursued. She suggests he hide in her compartment when two police officers board the train. Their encounter becomes intimate.
The woman secretly delivers a message to the steward for Vandamm and Leonard, who are also on the same train. In the morning, Thornhill disguises himself as a baggage handler and leaves the station area with Kendall. While he shaves in the men’s room, the woman receives new instructions from Leonard. She informs Thornhill that Kaplan will meet him outside the station. The man, following the directions he received, takes a bus outside Chicago, disembarking at an intersection in the middle of an empty farmland. After waiting a few minutes, Thornhill spots a plane flying overhead, engaged in agro-aerial activity. At one point, the plane begins attacking the man, forcing him to take cover in a nearby cornfield. The chemical sprayed into the air causes Thornhill to suffocate. He soon spots a tanker truck approaching, which he desperately stops in the middle of the road. The plane loses its balance and hits the back of the tanker, causing an explosion. Passersby stop to witness the incident up close. Thornhill steals a van from the side of the road and returns to the Ambassador Hotel in Chicago.
At the reception desk, the man learns that Kaplan left the room early that morning to move to Rapid City, South Dakota. He realizes that Kendall has lied to him. Guessing the truth, he goes to the young woman’s room. Without revealing anything, he insists on having dinner together, but the woman initially refuses. She eventually agrees. She picks up the phone and writes down the address. As Thornhill goes to the bathroom, Kendall leaves the room. The man reads the address on the card and follows her. He finds himself at the auction house, where he observes the woman surrounded by Vandamm and Leonard. Feeling betrayed and bitter, he decides to confront her directly. The “professor” is also present at the auction. After denouncing Kendall and Vandamm, Thornhill threatens to go to the police to testify against them. Leonard and Valerian cut him off on their way out. Desperate, he orchestrates a scene by punching one of them. The two meet at a cafe on Mount Rushmore. Thornhill (as Kaplan) informs Vandamm that he knows about his party’s departure from the country and that the price for his silence is a girlfriend. When Thornhill confronts Kendall, the woman shoots him twice (with blanks) and runs away. Vandamm and Leonard are convinced she is dead. The “Professor” drives the man into the woods to meet Kendall. During their conversation, Thornhill learns that the woman is leaving with Vandamm. Furious, he tries to stop Kendall, but the “Professor’s” driver knocks him unconscious with a blow to the face. He is then taken under protective custody to the hospital, from where he secretly escapes. He goes to Vandamm’s residence, where he overhears her conversation with Leonard about the secret microfilm hidden in the figurine he bought at auction. Leonard reveals that the gun Kendall used is loaded with blanks. Vandamm, guessing she is a double agent, informs his secretary that the girl will be murdered aboard the plane and her body will be thrown into the water. Thornhill, who is eavesdropping, tries to warn Kendall, but the woman leaves the room before he can reach the window. He writes the warning on a matchbox and places it in the living room, where Kendall, along with Vandamm and Leonard, is waiting for a private plane. After a while, he notices a box with the initials “ROT” on it. Orienting herself, she goes upstairs where she meets Thornhill, who tells her about the blanks and the microfilms. He warns her not to board the plane under any circumstances. As Kendall leaves with Leonard and Vandamm, the housekeeper notices Thornhill walking upstairs. After the plane lands, they hear gunshots. Taking advantage of a moment’s distraction, Kendall grabs Vandamm’s sculpture and flees with Thornhill. Leonard and Valérian give chase. Thornhill realizes they are at the top of Mount Rushmore. Descending the mountain, Valérian attacks Thornhill with a knife, but the man throws him off the summit after a brief struggle. Seeing Leonard push Kendall down the cliff, he grabs his hand at the last moment. As the villain attempts to kill the couple hanging over the precipice, he is shot dead by “The Professor’s” men who have arrested Vandamm. Thornhill and Kendall return by train to New York, already married. He is then arrested. The officers are ordered to take Thornhill to the airport, where he meets the “Professor.” The latter informs him that Kaplan is an imaginary agent, a decoy designed to catch Vandamm, who faces serious charges of stealing state secrets. He asks Thornhill to pose as Kaplan for 24 hours until Vandamm is captured. The man refuses. The “Professor” confesses that Kendall is their agent and that he could be in danger if he were unmasked. The man agrees to continue the mission. He leaves for Rapid City, where Vandamm owns a mansion near Mount Rushmore.