North by Northwest
“It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!”
7.8 / 10
Synopsis
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Cast
Cary Grant·Roger Thornhill
Eva Marie Saint·Eve Kendall
James Mason·Phillip Vandamm
Jessie Royce Landis·Clara Thornhill
Leo G. Carroll·Professor
Josephine Hutchinson·Mrs. Townsend
Philip Ober·Lester Townsend
Martin Landau·Leonard
Adam Williams·Valerian
Edward Platt·Victor Larrabee
Average shot length
6.1s per shot
Alfred Hitchcock's career average is 16.6s across 54 measured films —see the full picture.