North by Northwest (Original title)
Date: 1959 (Copyright)Country: USADirector: Alfred Hitchcock
Synopsis: Thriller. New York advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill is mistaken by a gang of spies for a Federal agent named George Kaplan. They make various attempts on his life and make him look like a murder suspect at the United Nations building. He flees their clutches, crossing America by train and coach, and is menaced by a cropduster, while he uncovers a plot involving smuggled microfilm. He faces the villains in a final showdown on Mount Rushmore.
Genre: Thriller
Subject: Espionage
Releases
Date: 1959Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 136 mins Length: 12256 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: March 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 136 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590794
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-1224684
Status: Master - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 12212 FeetBFI identifier: C-118994
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1959 (Copyright)Country: USADirector: Alfred Hitchcock
Synopsis: Thriller. New York advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill is mistaken by a gang of spies for a Federal agent named George Kaplan. They make various attempts on his life and make him look like a murder suspect at the United Nations building. He flees their clutches, crossing America by train and coach, and is menaced by a cropduster, while he uncovers a plot involving smuggled microfilm. He faces the villains in a final showdown on Mount Rushmore.
Genre: Thriller
Subject: Espionage
Releases
Date: 1959Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 136 mins Length: 12256 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: March 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 136 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590794
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-1224684
Status: Master - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 12212 FeetBFI identifier: C-118994
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film