North by Northwest
MysteryThrillerActionSpy
1959//DIR: Alfred Hitchcock//136 MIN
Logline
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and subsequently pursued across the country while being framed for murder.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Box Office
$13.2 million (initial release)
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
IMDb
8.3/10
Runtime
136 min
VISUAL STRATEGY: Primarily focused on Medium Shots.
PACING:BALANCED
MOTION:DYNAMIC & FLUID
COMPLEXITY:VISUALLY DENSE
Principal Cast
Cary GrantEva Marie SaintJames MasonJessie Royce LandisLeo G. CarrollMartin Landau
Visual Themes
mistaken identityespionagepursuitclassicsuspenselandmark filmthrilling
Film DNA
"North by Northwest is a balanced mystery with 1510 shots and a 5.4s average shot length."
1510
Total Shots
5.4s
Avg Shot Length
11.1
Cuts / Min
Visual Style Meters
PACINGFRENETIC
SLOW
WARMTHCOLD
WARM
SATURATIONMUTED
VIBRANT
COMPLEXITYMINIMAL
INTRICATE
This film’s visual complexity is 454% higher than the average for Mystery.
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