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2009

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest [videorecording] / [presented by] M-G-M ; written by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Edition:	50th anniversary ed.
Publisher, Date:	Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Description:	2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	Roger Thornhill is a New York advertising executive who is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, who believes Thornhill is CIA agent George Kaplan. Thornhill escapes, but must find Kaplan in order to clear himself of a murder that Kaplan is accused of committing. Following Kaplan to Chicago as a fugitive from justice, Thornhill is helped by beautiful Eve Kendall. In Chicago, she delivers a message to Kaplan that almost costs Thornhill his life when he is chased across a cornfield by a crop-dusting plane.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
Subjects:	Advertising executives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Kidnapping victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Mistaken identity -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama. Malicious accusation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama. Fugitives from justice -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Genre:	Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films. Romance films. Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.
Other Author:	Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Grant, Cary, 1904-1986. Saint, Eva Marie, 1924- Mason, James, 1909-1984. Landis, Jessie Royce, 1904-1972. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Title:	North by Northwest
Notes:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: Disc 1: Feature; commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman; music-only audio track. Disc 2: New 2009 documentary reveals "The master's touch: Hitchcock's signature style;" acclaimed feature-length career; profile Cary Grant: a class apart; explore in depth the movie's innovations and influences in the new North by Northwest: one for the ages; vintage 2000 documentary "Destination Hitchcock: the making of North by Northwest;" stills gallery; theatrical trailers & TV spots. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis. DVD, widescreen (matted, enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. These DVD discs are copy protected. English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
ISBN:	1419878018 9781419878015
Publisher or Distributor Number:	1000087934 3000023637
Other Number:	428736146
County-wide availability:	3
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	3
Control Number:	422173
Call Number:	791.43/72
Course Reserves:	0
# Local items in:	3
# System items in:	3
Medium:	[videorecording]

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