西北偏北是一部上映于1959年的美國懸疑影片,導演阿爾弗雷德·希區柯克,主演加里·格蘭特、愛娃·瑪麗·森特、詹姆斯·梅森。編劇歐內斯特·萊曼,他想寫出一部“希區柯克導演的經典之作”。影片從認錯人開始展開。一個無辜的男人被一個神秘組織的間諜所追蹤,這個組織想要阻止他干涉他們的計劃,這個計劃是試圖盜出含有政府機密的膠片。作家兼記者-尼克·克隆尼對這部影片進行了高度的贊揚,稱這是萊曼的原創故事,影片的對話令人深思,并認為這部影片是阿爾弗雷德最棒的一部懸疑電影。
North by Northwest was nominated for three Academy Awards for Film Editing, Art Direction, and Original Screenplay. All three Oscars went instead to Ben-Hur. The movie review site Rotten Tomatoes said the film was "gripping, suspenseful and visually iconic" and claims it "laid the groundwork for countless action thrillers to follow." In June 2008, the American Film Institute said North by Northwest was the seventh best film in the mystery genre. Fifty years after its release, "Time" magazine said it was still a great movie today, saying "there's nothing dated about this perfect storm of talent" and that the "opening-credits sequence still manages to send a shiver down the spine."
西北偏北獲得了三項奧斯卡提名,分別是最佳電影剪輯、最佳藝術指導、原創劇本。很遺憾,這三個獎項都讓“賓虛”收入囊中。影評電影網“爛番茄”稱這部影片扣人心弦、充滿懸疑、生動大氣,并認為這部影片為眾多的動作懸疑片樹立了標桿。2008年6月,美國電影協會把“西北偏北”排在了十大佳片懸疑類中的第7位。上映后的五十年來,“時代”雜志稱這部影片仍然是當今最偉大的電影作品,說這部影片并沒有因為時間的推移而顯得陳舊過時,影片的開場字幕仍然讓人們毛骨悚然。
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