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About 1959 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Genres drama, action, adventure, crime, mystery, spy, thriller, crime thriller, crime drama
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Ernest Lehman
Starring Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Martin Landau, James Mason, Eva Marie Saint, Leo G. Carroll, Edward Platt, Edward Binns
Music Bernard Herrmann
Runtime 136 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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