North by Northwest

North by Northwest

North by Northwest is a typical thriller that has inspired many of the recent thrillers today. The film is about an innocent bystander is mistaken for a government agent by foreign spies and is chased around the country to try and survive. 

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writer: Ernest Lehman

Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason

Thrillers are communally characterized by fast pacing and frequent action

There are many action scenes in the film, the key scenes in the film are:

·       The plane chase

·       Cary Grant drink driving

·       The cliff hanger at the end of the film

·       The United Nations stabbing

·       Being Chased by the police from New York to Chicago

·       Sneaking into Mr Vandam’s penthouse.  

In every thriller there are heroes and villains, in North by Northwest the hero is Cary Grant who plays as Roger Thornhill, and the villain James Mason who plays as Mr Vandam.