North by Northwest

North by Northwest 1959

Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant), who is mistaken for a spy named George Kaplan, is a rogue businessman. She is kidnapped by foreign spies named Vandamm (James Mason) and Leonard (Martin Landau). Despite numerous attempts to convince Vandamm of his innocence, Roger finally manages to escape just as he is about to be killed. Enraged, Vandamm manages to blame Roger for the death of a United Nations officer. Now Roger is on the run from Vandamm, his crew, and the local police. Runaway Roger meets a very sweet woman named Eva (Eva Marie Saint) and they begin to fall in love with each other. However, Eva is a completely different person than she appears. During his escape, Roger learns more and more about Vandamm and the American government's operations. Now he must prove his innocence and unravel the mystery of the operation carried out by Vandamm and his men...