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About
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Theatrical
Aug 6, 1959
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 29, 2000
Box Office
$13.3M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
3.3x
Theaters
21
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
new york city
assassination
spy
cold war
undercover agent
espionage
deception
romance
mistaken identity
on the run
fugitive
advertising
framed
on the road
government agent
road movie
framed for murder
trains
cold war era
mount rushmore
absurd
suspenseful
adventure
man on the run
couple on the run
moral relativism
excited
Trailers & Clips
Cast
Full credits →C
Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill
Eva Marie Saint
Eve Kendall
J
James Mason
Phillip Vandamm
J
Jessie Royce Landis
Clara Thornhill
L
Leo G. Carroll
Professor
J
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Townsend
P
Philip Ober
Lester Townsend
M
Martin Landau
Leonard
A
Adam Williams
Valerian
E
Edward Platt
Victor Larrabee
R
Robert Ellenstein
Licht
L
Les Tremayne
Auctioneer
P
Philip Coolidge
Dr. Cross
P
Patrick McVey
Sergeant Flamm
E
Edward Binns
Captain Junket
K
Ken Lynch
Charley
N
Nora Marlowe
Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)
D
Doreen Lang
Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary (uncredited)
J
John Beradino
Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)
N
Ned Glass
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
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It's love and murder at first sight!
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