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North by Northwest (50th Anniversary Edition in Blu-ray Book Packaging)

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Genre Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Format Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dubbed
Contributor Eva Marie Saint, Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Martin Landau, James Mason
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 16 minutes

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North By Northwest (Blu-Ray Book)

Cary Grant teams with director Alfred Hitchcock for the fourth and final time in this superlative espionage caper judged one of the American Film Institute's Top-100 American Films and spruced up with a new digital transfer and remixed Dolby Digital Stereo. Grant plays a Manhattan advertising executive plunged into a realm of spy (James Mason) and counterspy (Eva Marie Saint) and variously abducted, framed for murder, chased and in another signature set piece, crop-dusted. He also holds on for dear life from the facial features of the Presidents on Mount Rushmore (backlot sets were used). But don't expect the Master of Suspense to leave star or audience hanging.

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A strong candidate for the most sheerly entertaining and enjoyable movie ever made by a Hollywood studio (with Citizen Kane, Only Angels Have Wings and Trouble in Paradise running neck and neck). Positioned between the much heavier and more profoundly disturbing Vertigo (1958) and the stark horror of Psycho (1960), North by Northwest (1959) is Alfred Hitchcock at his most effervescent in a romantic comedy-thriller that also features one of the definitive Cary Grant performances. Which is not to say that this is just "Hitchcock Lite"; seminal Hitchcock critic Robin Wood (in his book Hitchcock's Films Revisited) makes an airtight case for this glossy MGM production as one of The Master's "unbroken series of masterpieces from Vertigo to Marnie." It's a classic Hitchcock Wrong Man scenario: Grant is Roger O. Thornhill (initials ROT), an advertising executive who is mistaken by enemy spies for a U.S. undercover agent named George Kaplan. Convinced these sinister fellows (James Mason as the boss, and Martin Landau as his henchman) are trying to kill him, Roger flees and meets a sexy Stranger on a Train (Eva Marie Saint), with whom he engages in one of the longest, most convolutedly choreographed kisses in screen history. And, of course, there are the famous set pieces: the stabbing at the United Nations, the crop-duster plane attack in the cornfield (where a pedestrian has no place to hide), and the cliffhanger finale atop the stone faces of Mount Rushmore. Plus a sparkling Ernest Lehman script and that pulse-quickening Bernard Herrmann score. What more could a moviegoer possibly desire?--Jim Emerson

Also on the Blu-ray disc
North by Northwest is a great-looking Blu-ray disc, with a sharpness and colors that seem like you're watching the film for the first time. New on the 50th anniversary edition are a one-hour documentary on Hitchcock's work "The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style," and a shorter one (25 min.) specifically about the film, "North by Northwest: One for the Ages." It's packaged in one of Warner's Blu-ray books, with trivia, character profiles, and stills and vintage art. Older extras include screenwriter Ernest Lehman's commentary track, a 90-minute profile of star Cary Grant, the documentary from 2000 "Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest" hosted by Eva Marie-Saint, a music-only audio track, and theatrical trailers. --David Horiuchi

Stills from North by Northwest (Click for larger image; not Blu-ray screen-captures)








Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.39 x 0.39 x 0.5 inches; 4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ Ad-bm1-11419
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Alfred Hitchcock
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dubbed
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 16 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0), German (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ WarnerBrothers
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0017HMF6W
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 8,650 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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8,650 global ratings
DVD EXTRAS on the 50th Anniversary Edition are as good as the Movie!
5 Stars
DVD EXTRAS on the 50th Anniversary Edition are as good as the Movie!
Roger O. Thornhill is a busy New York City advertising executive who loves his mother and loves his women. He's having an after-work drink with three buddies when he's abducted at gunpoint. They take him to a mansion in the country, and their boss, Lester Townsend, scrutinizes his captive: "Not what I expected. A little taller. A little more polished than the others."Thornhill replies, "Not that I mind a slight case of abduction now and then, but I have tickets to the theater this evening. To a show I was looking forward to!" And that sets the pace for the whole movie. Politely sinister. Classy humor. Thornhill is played with panache and great comic touch by Cary Grant. Townsend is played with sly menace by James Mason. The lovely Eva Marie Saint doesn't even appear in the 1st half of the movie, then her Eve Kendall takes over the screen and Thornhill's heart - but it costs her."North by Northwest" has a couple of the most recognized and parodied scenes in films. The cropduster chasing Cary Grant in the middle of nowhere never loses its fear factor. And who can forget Roger Thornhill and Eve Kendall climbing down Mt. Rushmore?I'm writing this review to let you know that the extras on the 50th Anniversary Edition, 2 DVD's, are simply excellentNorth by Northwest (Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Edition):1. "Cary Grant: A Class Apart". First airing in 2004, this is an 87 minute episode of PBS's "American Masters" TV series. It is narrated by Helen Mirren and Jeremy Northam, with many movie clips and contributing commenters. Cary Grant was in 72 films, including 4 directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He ended his film career voluntarily, quitting while he was at the top. He passed away in 1986 of a stroke. Look at this list of interviewees for this special! I found this extra in-depth and interesting.- Barbara Grant, his wife from 1981-1986- Jeanine Basinger, film historian- Roderick Mann, friend- Nancy Nelson, author of "Evenings with Cary Grant"- Betsy Drake, actor, his wife from 1949-1962 and an outspoken pistol!- Elvis Mitchell, film critic for the "New York Times"- Peter Bogdanovich, director (he knew Hitchcock and Grant personally, and he participates on the movie commentary track for the DVD Collector's Edition of "To Catch a Thief")- Martin Landau, actor, who plays James Mason's secretary, Leonard, in "North by Northwest"- James Harvey, film historian- Ralph Bellamy, actor, from a 1988 interview (he's not in this film)- Todd McCarthy, author "Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood"- David Denby, film critic for "The New Yorker"- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., actor, from a 1988 interview- Howard Hawks, director, from 1967 interview. He directed Grant in "His Girl Friday" (1940) and "Bringing Up Baby" (1938)- Dina Merrill, actor- Jill St. John, actor- Sidney Sheldon, writer- Ralph Laren, designer, friend- Eva Marie Saint, actor- Mel Shavelson, director, he directed Grant in "Houseboat" (1958)- Deborah Kerr, actor, from 1988 interview- Ernest Lehman, screenwriter for "North by Northwest"- Alfred Hitchcock, director, from 1966 interview- Stanley Donen, directed Grant in "Charade" (1963, with Audrey Hepburn)- George Kennedy, actor, from 2003 interview- Samantha Eggar, actor- and, last but not least, Cary Grant, in that they read excerpts from a series of autobiographical essays that were published in 1963. Grant gave few interviews, but he did open up in these essays.2. "The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style". This is a 57 minute documentary from 2009. This was also fascinating to watch. It starts with Alfred himself saying, "It may be that I was born with the sense of drama"! A little bit of everything is covered in this extra, from costumes to music, to Hitchcock's preference for cool blonde leading ladies. Most of the comments, however, and not unexpectedly, have to do with his direction. How he made the angles, light, composition, point of view and camera tell the story and paint the mood. An impressive list of directors talk about Hitchcock's genius:- Francis Lawrence, director of "I Am Legend" and "Constantine"- William Friedkin, director of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection"- Guillermo del Toro, director of "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy"- John Carpenter, director of "Halloween" and "Escape From New York"- Richard Loncraine, director of "Firewall"- Martin Scorsese, director of "Goodfellas"- Curtis Hanson, director of "L.A. Confidential" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"- Joe Carnahan, director of "Smokin' Aces"3. "The Making of North by Northwest", hosted by Eva Marie Saint. Interesting stories are told by several people, including Pat Hitchcock, the director's daughter, and Ernest Lehman, writer for "North by Northwest". Lehman talks about the genesis of the plot, when Hitchcock tells him: "I've always wanted to do a chase across the faces of Mount Rushmore."4. "North by Northwest: One for the Ages", a short. This looks like it is made up of unused material from extra #2, "The Master's Touch". Also interesting.5. Stills Gallery6. Trailers and TV SpotsHappy Reader
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5.0 out of 5 stars DVD EXTRAS on the 50th Anniversary Edition are as good as the Movie!
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Roger O. Thornhill is a busy New York City advertising executive who loves his mother and loves his women. He's having an after-work drink with three buddies when he's abducted at gunpoint. They take him to a mansion in the country, and their boss, Lester Townsend, scrutinizes his captive: "Not what I expected. A little taller. A little more polished than the others."

Thornhill replies, "Not that I mind a slight case of abduction now and then, but I have tickets to the theater this evening. To a show I was looking forward to!" And that sets the pace for the whole movie. Politely sinister. Classy humor. Thornhill is played with panache and great comic touch by Cary Grant. Townsend is played with sly menace by James Mason. The lovely Eva Marie Saint doesn't even appear in the 1st half of the movie, then her Eve Kendall takes over the screen and Thornhill's heart - but it costs her.

"North by Northwest" has a couple of the most recognized and parodied scenes in films. The cropduster chasing Cary Grant in the middle of nowhere never loses its fear factor. And who can forget Roger Thornhill and Eve Kendall climbing down Mt. Rushmore?

I'm writing this review to let you know that the extras on the 50th Anniversary Edition, 2 DVD's, are simply excellent
[[ASIN:B002IKLZZY North by Northwest (Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Edition)]]:

1. "Cary Grant: A Class Apart". First airing in 2004, this is an 87 minute episode of PBS's "American Masters" TV series. It is narrated by Helen Mirren and Jeremy Northam, with many movie clips and contributing commenters. Cary Grant was in 72 films, including 4 directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He ended his film career voluntarily, quitting while he was at the top. He passed away in 1986 of a stroke. Look at this list of interviewees for this special! I found this extra in-depth and interesting.
- Barbara Grant, his wife from 1981-1986
- Jeanine Basinger, film historian
- Roderick Mann, friend
- Nancy Nelson, author of "Evenings with Cary Grant"
- Betsy Drake, actor, his wife from 1949-1962 and an outspoken pistol!
- Elvis Mitchell, film critic for the "New York Times"
- Peter Bogdanovich, director (he knew Hitchcock and Grant personally, and he participates on the movie commentary track for the DVD Collector's Edition of "To Catch a Thief")
- Martin Landau, actor, who plays James Mason's secretary, Leonard, in "North by Northwest"
- James Harvey, film historian
- Ralph Bellamy, actor, from a 1988 interview (he's not in this film)
- Todd McCarthy, author "Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood"
- David Denby, film critic for "The New Yorker"
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., actor, from a 1988 interview
- Howard Hawks, director, from 1967 interview. He directed Grant in "His Girl Friday" (1940) and "Bringing Up Baby" (1938)
- Dina Merrill, actor
- Jill St. John, actor
- Sidney Sheldon, writer
- Ralph Laren, designer, friend
- Eva Marie Saint, actor
- Mel Shavelson, director, he directed Grant in "Houseboat" (1958)
- Deborah Kerr, actor, from 1988 interview
- Ernest Lehman, screenwriter for "North by Northwest"
- Alfred Hitchcock, director, from 1966 interview
- Stanley Donen, directed Grant in "Charade" (1963, with Audrey Hepburn)
- George Kennedy, actor, from 2003 interview
- Samantha Eggar, actor
- and, last but not least, Cary Grant, in that they read excerpts from a series of autobiographical essays that were published in 1963. Grant gave few interviews, but he did open up in these essays.

2. "The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style". This is a 57 minute documentary from 2009. This was also fascinating to watch. It starts with Alfred himself saying, "It may be that I was born with the sense of drama"!
A little bit of everything is covered in this extra, from costumes to music, to Hitchcock's preference for cool blonde leading ladies. Most of the comments, however, and not unexpectedly, have to do with his direction. How he made the angles, light, composition, point of view and camera tell the story and paint the mood. An impressive list of directors talk about Hitchcock's genius:
- Francis Lawrence, director of "I Am Legend" and "Constantine"
- William Friedkin, director of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection"
- Guillermo del Toro, director of "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy"
- John Carpenter, director of "Halloween" and "Escape From New York"
- Richard Loncraine, director of "Firewall"
- Martin Scorsese, director of "Goodfellas"
- Curtis Hanson, director of "L.A. Confidential" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
- Joe Carnahan, director of "Smokin' Aces"

3. "The Making of North by Northwest", hosted by Eva Marie Saint. Interesting stories are told by several people, including Pat Hitchcock, the director's daughter, and Ernest Lehman, writer for "North by Northwest". Lehman talks about the genesis of the plot, when Hitchcock tells him: "I've always wanted to do a chase across the faces of Mount Rushmore."

4. "North by Northwest: One for the Ages", a short. This looks like it is made up of unused material from extra #2, "The Master's Touch". Also interesting.

5. Stills Gallery
6. Trailers and TV Spots

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