North by Northwest: Gala Opening

Heroes & Villains

Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason (1959)

Join us on the red carpet for cocktails and an iconic Hollywood masterpiece for the Gala Opening of Silver Screen…

In this quick-paced, thrilling tale of mistaken identity an innocent man finds himself thrust into web of intrigue and a world of spies. Pursued across the United States by an evil crime syndicate, Roger Thornhill, a suave, successful advertising executive must evade capture with the help of beautiful blonde Eve Kendall, but is she just an innocent bystander?

Smart/Cocktail dress … Or the more daring please feel free to channel your inner 1920s, 30s or 40s glamour style.

St. George’s Cinema comes alive for the 2017 Silver Screen Festival with an edge-of-the-seat theme guaranteed to set the blood racing. Taut plots, dark storylines, tense cliff-hangers and gritty performances abound in this festival of classic film that looks through the cinematic lens at the forces of good and evil, and the fight for right over wrong. Some of cinema’s greatest names in acting are immortalised in eleven award-winning movies from the golden age of Hollywood that see ruthless and spine-chilling villains pitted against courageous heroes and feisty heroines.

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