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North by Northwest: 50th Anniversary Edition

Reviewed by Chris Nashawaty | Nov 04, 2009
Chris Nashawaty
Chris Nashawaty
Chris Nashawaty is a senior writer for EW, and author of EW.com's DVD Insomniac column
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NORTH BY NORTHWEST Cary Grant vs. The Crop-Duster North by Northwest: 50th Anniversary Edition, Cary Grant
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NORTH BY NORTHWEST Cary Grant vs. The Crop-Duster

Alfred Hitchcock's wrong-man thriller North by Northwest has one of the greatest nonsensical movie plots of all time. But who cares whether it all adds up when you've got Cary Grant at his cheekiest and most charming, Bernard Herrmann's iconic score, Saul Bass' slick opening titles, and, of course, the indelible Mount Rushmore and crop-duster set pieces? A bonus disc with three hours of EXTRAS, including docs about Hitch and Grant, doesn't hurt either. A

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Originally posted Nov 04, 2009 Published in issue #1075 Nov 13, 2009 Order article reprints

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