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Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

It's a deadly game of 'tag' and Cary Grant is 'it'...

Genres: Mystery, Thriller

Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason

Released: July 7, 1959

Runtime: 136.0

Popularity Rating: 12.410

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

United States of America

Roger O. Thornhill Cary Grant
Eve Kendall Eva Marie Saint
Phillip Vandamm James Mason
The Professor Leo G. Carroll
Leonard Martin Landau
Valerian Adam Williams
Clara Thornhill Jessie Royce Landis
Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary Doreen Lang
Vandamm's Sister aka Mrs. Townsend Josephine Hutchinson
Lester Townsend Philip Ober
Dr. Cross Philip Coolidge
Victor Larrabee Edward Platt
Licht Robert Ellenstein
Auctioneer Les Tremayne
Sergeant Flamm Patrick McVey
Captain Junket Edward Binns
Charley - Chicago Policeman Ken Lynch
Hotel maid Elsie Maudie Prickett
Ticket seller Ned Glass
Man waiting for bus Malcolm Atterbury
Plaza Hotel lounge patron Bess Flowers
Lieutenant Harding (uncredited) Stanley Adams
Farmer (uncredited) Andy Albin
Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited) Ernest Anderson
State Police Detective (uncredited) Tol Avery
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) Baynes Barron
Man at Auction (uncredited) Brandon Beach
Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited) John Beradino
Man at Auction (uncredited) Steve Carruthers
Shaving Man (uncredited) Taggart Casey
Shaving Man (uncredited) Bill Catching
Auction Attendant (uncredited) Bill Catching
U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited) Walter Coy
Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited) Jimmy Cross
Hospital Patient (uncredited) Patricia Cutts
Train Steward (uncredited) Jack Daly
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) John Damler
U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited) Lawrence Dobkin
Eddie - Elevator Starter (uncredited) Tommy Farrell
Minor Role (uncredited) Jesslyn Fax
Bald Bidder (uncredited) Adolph Faylauer
Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited) Sally Fraser
Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited) Paul Genge
Man at Auction (uncredited) James Gonzalez
Silent State Police Detective (uncredited) Tom Greenway
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited) Robert Haines
Train Passenger (uncredited) Stuart Hall
Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock
Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited) Stuart Holmes
Security Guard at Auction (uncredited) Eugene Jackson
Waiter (uncredited) Bobby Johnson
Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited) Kenner G. Kemp
Mrs. Finlay (uncredited) Madge Kennedy
Man at Auction (uncredited) Colin Kenny
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited) Carl M. Leviness
Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited) Alexander Lockwood
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Frank Marlowe
Train Passenger (uncredited) Thomas Martin
Plaza Valet (uncredited) James McCallion
Attendant (uncredited) Maura McGiveney
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Carl Milletaire
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited) Hans Moebus
Conductor on Twentieth Century, Ltd. (uncredited) Howard Negley
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited) Monty O'Grady
Bellhop (uncredited) Ralph Reed
Train Passenger (uncredited) John Roy
Hotel Lounge Patron / Man at Mt. Rushmore Cafeteria (uncredited) Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Auction (uncredited) Scott Seaton
Victor - Captain of Waiters (uncredited) Harry Seymour
Larry Wade (uncredited) Robert Shayne
Policeman at Grand Central Station (uncredited) Jeremy Slate
Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited) Olan Soule
Bidder (uncredited) Helen Spring
Stockbroker (uncredited) Harvey Stephens
Assistant Conductor (uncredited) Harry Strang
Man at Auction (uncredited) Arthur Tovey
Ranger (uncredited) Dale Van Sickel
Herman Weitner (uncredited) Frank Wilcox
Minor Role (uncredited) Lloyd Williams
Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited) Robert Williams
Woman at Auction (uncredited) Paula Winslowe
Photographer at United Nations (uncredited) Wilson Wood
Fanning Nelson (uncredited) Carleton Young
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Dick Johnstone
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited) Bert Stevens
Worker (uncredited) Cosmo Sardo
Worker (uncredited) Don Anderson
Man at United Nations Building (uncredited) Alphonso DuBois
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Len Hendry
Menacing housekeeper Nora Marlowe

Actors — Stunt Double: Sol Gorss
Art — Art Direction: Merrill Pye
Art — Art Direction: William A. Horning
Art — Other: Mentor Huebner
Art — Production Design: Robert F. Boyle
Art — Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
Art — Set Decoration: Henry Grace
Camera — Camera Operator: Cliff Shirpser
Camera — Camera Operator: James V. King
Camera — Director of Photography: Robert Burks
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Sydney Guilaroff
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: William Tuttle
Crew — Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie
Crew — Special Effects: Doug Hubbard
Crew — Special Effects: Lee LeBlanc
Crew — Stunt Coordinator: Paul Stader
Crew — Title Graphics: Saul Bass
Directing — Assistant Director: Mickey McCardle
Directing — Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Editing — Assistant Editor: Edward K. Milkis
Editing — Color Timer: Charles K. Hagedon
Editing — Editor: George Tomasini
Lighting — Best Boy Electric: Bud McNeil
Lighting — Gaffer: Bill Shaw
Production — Casting: Leonard Murphy
Production — Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Production — Producer: Herbert Coleman
Production — Unit Manager: Ruby Rosenberg
Sound — Boom Operator: Tom Overton
Sound — Original Music Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Sound — Recording Supervision: Franklin Milton
Sound — Sound Designer: Van Allen James
Visual Effects — Visual Effects: Matthew Yuricich
Writing — Author: Ernest Lehman
Writing — Screenplay: Ernest Lehman