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Alfred HitchcockForgatókönyvíró:
Ernest LehmanOperatőr:
Robert BurksZeneszerző:
Bernard HerrmannSzereplők:
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll, Josephine Hutchinson, Philip Ober, Martin Landau, Adam Williams (több)Streaming (2)
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Roger Thornhill csak egy egyszerű reklámszakember. Így is van egészen addig, míg egy szép napon három ismeretlen elrabolja egy étteremből. A megbízó Philip Vandamm, aki egy percig sem titkolja, hogy ellenséges kém és titkos információkat szeretne kicsikarni belőle. Roger nem tudja, hogy ő csak az amerikai titkosszolgálat csalétke, akivel az ellenséges kémet szeretnék félrevezetni. Amikor a férfi tisztázni próbálja a dolgot, alig ússza meg ép bőrrel a sivatagban mélyrepülésben ellene indított támadást, amely mögött szintén Vandamm, az ellenséges ügynök áll. Csak a szép Eva siet a segítségére, bár eleinte ő is megpróbálja félrevezetni őt. (RTL Klub)
(több)Recenziók (7)
A legamerikaibb, a legszínesebb, a leghosszabb, a legkalandosabb és minden szempontból a legpompásabb feldolgozása Hitchcock kedvenc anyagának, a menekülő, hamisan megvádolt férfiről. Cary Grant korának legszimpatikusabb színésze, Eva Marie Saint gyönyörű és törékeny profi, és az egész olyan fantasztikusan fényképezett és szerkesztett, hogy szinte dorombolok. A csodás formai oldalát kiegészíti az Oscar-díjas díszlettervezés, amely itt is ugyanazt a szerepet játssza, mint a Psycho vagy a Szédülés filmben - és ez a pihentető kaland műfaját tekintve nagy dolog. Tökéletes film.
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The best Hitchcock I’ve seen so far! It only took ten minutes for me to be overcome by that feeling I get whenever I’m watching something exceptional, the joy that after so many films I can still come across one capable of thrilling me like a child. North by Northwest did that from the get go, and I followed the events on the screen almost without breathing until the end. 100%
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A brilliant thriller with the protagonist’s wonderfully elaborated paranoia, the logic of a conspiracy thriller worked out to the last detail, and last but not least, a nice dose of black-humored trivialization, through which Hitchcock ironically winks at the viewer every now and then. It’s formally impeccable (the cinematography belongs in textbooks!), the acting is spot on (Cary Grant delivering cool lines with icy calm and Eva Marie Saint as the femme fatale is absolutely amazing), and on top of that, the tension builds up to the fabulous ending on Mount Rushmore. A flawless film that reflects the image of one thing only - pure genius!
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Alfred Hitchcock as usual constructs the atmosphere perfectly, but even so, I was disappointed this time around. Roger's paranoia in the introduction meets all expectations (and clearly inspired David Fincher in The Game), but the premature climax comes with the cult scene of the crop-dusting plane. Afterwards, it just kinda weaves and weaves its webs until it finally reaches a characteristically suspenseful finale, which – after two hours of intrigue – simply isn't compelling enough.
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All of Alfred Hitchcock's films, including his most famous ones, naturally need to be judged in the context of the era in which they were made, because the ravages of time have logically left their mark on them. Nevertheless, in my opinion, many of them are a cinematic treat and contemporary filmmakers rarely come close to matching their quality. His films are usually a safe bet for me. Therefore, I was even more disappointed with this particular one because, in my eyes, it just didn't work at all and I had a hard time even finishing it. The incredibly naive and predictable script is to blame, and it is as if it had been written 20 years earlier. The direction is still reliable and the cast is stellar, but that doesn't change the fact that in the scenes that were supposed to be suspenseful, I could barely hold back laughter. Hitchcock certainly didn't intend to write a parody, just a slightly lighter thriller. He ended up making more of those later on. Overall impression: 40%.
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You don’t often see such an elaborate and still entertaining film, in which there is suspense, humor, romance, action and who know what else, without it getting in the way. Hitchcock doesn't wait for anything, he gets things right at the beginning and, with the help of the actors and Herrmann's predatory music, does whatever he wants with us for more than two hours. And we don't mind one bit.
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Some of the scenes almost radiate naivety, the script twists logic beyond recognition, and the technical execution of certain shots looks ridiculous from today’s perspective. On the other hand, even today, the film is still entertaining and witty, Cary Grant is brilliant as the unfortunate Roger Tornhill and the whole film is extremely watchable.
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