North by Northwest

Two men interacting at a counter in a busy public area, with one wearing a suit and tie, and the other in a light-colored shirt. Various documents and a telephone are visible on the wall behind them.

Cary Grant teams with director Alfred Hitchcock for the fourth and final time in this superlative espionage caper. After Roger Thornhill, an innocent man, is mistaken for a wanted fugitive he is pursued across North America by a pair of espionage agents trying to kill him, as well as by police who suspect him of murder.

Hitchcock and cinematographer Robert Burks exploits the spectacular potential of VistaVision to capture some of the most iconic sequences in American cinema history, including the Mount Rushmore duel and “Crop dustin’ where there ain’t no crops." A new 4K restoration of the film was made possible by Warner Bros. Studios.

Part of our "VistaVision!" and "Restorations & Rediscoveries" series. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Studios and Swank Motion Pictures.