North by Northwest

Name: North by Northwest
Released: 1959

Alfred Hitchcock · 1959 · Film

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Masterfully adapted and popularized the 'innocent man caught in a spy conspiracy and on the run' trope for a global audience, defining the modern cinematic spy thriller.

What it is

An innocent advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a spy organization and is relentlessly pursued across the United States. He must clear his name while uncovering the conspiracy.

↑Inherited from(1)

The Thirty-Nine Steps· 1915↑ open

The film's central premise of an ordinary man mistaken for a spy and pursued across a country by a shadowy organization directly mirrors the plot structure and core conflict of The Thirty-Nine Steps, which director Alfred Hitchcock himself adapted earlier.

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