1959 North by Northwest Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. Credits Director Alfred Hitchcock Producer Alfred Hitchcock Writer Ernest Lehman Cinematographer Robert Burks Composer Bernard Herrmann Cast Cary Grant , Eva Marie Saint , James Mason , Jessie Royce Landis , Leo G. Carroll , Josephine Hutchinson , Philip Ober , Martin Landau , Adam Williams , Edward Platt Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Genres Thriller Adventure Posters 5 US theatrical US international US character US teaser US imax