North by Northwest

1959 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie film Q223139
North by Northwest
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North by Northwest

Summary

North by Northwest is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • North by Northwest received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • North by Northwest's video is recorded as North by Northwest trailer (1959).webm[4].
  • North by Northwest's image is recorded as North by Northwest movie trailer screenshot (5).jpg[5].
  • North by Northwest's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • North by Northwest's director is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[7].
  • North by Northwest's screenwriter is recorded as Ernest Lehman[8].
  • North by Northwest's composer is recorded as Bernard Herrmann[9].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as thriller film[11].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as mystery film[12].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as spy film[13].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as action film[14].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as crime drama film[15].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as adventure film[16].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as drama film[17].
  • North by Northwest's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[18].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Eva Marie Saint[19].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as James Mason[20].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Jessie Royce Landis[21].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Leo G. Carroll[22].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Philip Ober[23].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Martin Landau[24].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Les Tremayne[25].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Josephine Hutchinson[26].
  • North by Northwest's cast member is recorded as Edward Platt[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

North by Northwest's producer is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[28]. Its director is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ernest Lehman[8]. Cast members include Eva Marie Saint[19], James Mason[20], Jessie Royce Landis[21], Leo G. Carroll[22], Philip Ober[23], and Martin Landau[24].

Publication

Publication dates include +1959-07-17T00:00:00Z[29], +1959-12-18T00:00:00Z[30], +1959-09-17T00:00:00Z[31], +1959-07-01T00:00:00Z[32], +1959-08-06T00:00:00Z[33], and +1959-09-11T00:00:00Z[34]. North by Northwest's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include crime film[10], thriller film[11], mystery film[12], spy film[13], action film[14], and crime drama film[15]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[36].

Reception

North by Northwest received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 9.3/10[37], 97%[38], 98/100[39], and 8.3/10[40].

Why It Matters

North by Northwest ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did North by Northwest receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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