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A British Director's American Masterpiece: The Significance of Hitchcock's 'North by Northwest' to US Cinema
One of the greatest American thrillers of all time is the work of a British filmmaker. Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 film 'North by Northwest', starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, is regarded as a masterpiece and as a cultural landmark for both its director, and for Hollywood. As part of Talking Movies's celebration of American cinema to mark the USA's 250th anniversary, Film critic Bilge Ebiri tells Tom Brook about the film's significance.
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