Spoilers · the ending
North by Northwest: the ending, explained
Alfred Hitchcock · 1959
This page gives the ending away. Not seen the film yet? Its spoiler-free guide is here.
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Spoilers · the ending
Alfred Hitchcock · 1959
This page gives the ending away. Not seen the film yet? Its spoiler-free guide is here.
What happens
On Mount Rushmore, Roger pulls Eve to safety and Vandamm's men are beaten. A final cut then jumps to Roger and Eve as a married couple on a train. The chase has made him someone who commits and tells the truth.
The last image
The train rushes into a tunnel, as Roger and Eve, now married, share a berth.
What it says
A man built on image and glib talk ends up sincere, forced by danger to commit. The film ends playfully, not solemnly, because it is a comic nightmare: the polish was never the point, and the happy ending is part of the joke.