Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest is a 2000 documentary film

Documentary film

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 about the making of Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...

's classic thriller film North by Northwest

North by Northwest

North by Northwest is a 1959 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, and featuring Leo G. Carroll and Martin Landau...

. It is hosted and narrated by the film's female lead, Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint is an American actress who has starred in films, on Broadway, and on television in a career spanning seven decades. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama film On the Waterfront , and later starred in the thriller film North by...

 and features interview

Interview

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s with Hitchcock's daughter, several of the technical and behind-the-scenes people involved with the production of the film, and the main surviving actor

Actor

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, Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Martin Landau is an American film and television actor. Landau began his career in the 1950s. His early films include a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest . He played continuing roles in the television series Mission: Impossible and Space:1999...

. The film has gained wide circulation due to its inclusion in Universal's release of North by Northwest in VHS

VHS

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 and DVD

DVD

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formats which include this film as an additional feature.