Hitchcock's hugely enjoyable thriller, featuring one of the most famous set-pieces in cinematic history. Voted one of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time in the Sight and Sound critics' poll
In this beloved action thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) finds himself in a case of mistaken identity, as members of a strange organisation mistakenly identify him as a man by the name of George Kaplan. With his options limited, he flees across the country pursued by enemies of the government who are convinced that he is a secret agent.
He finds a friend in Eve Kendall (Eve Marie Saint), who helps to conceal him during a perilous train journey, but he soon discovers that she is not all she seems...
North by Northwest was voted one of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time in the Sight and Sound critics' poll. Browse more films in the poll here.