Poll: 1 Film - 10 Different Titles
A simple translation of a film's title does not always work for other languages and often the foreign title of a film is very different from the one in the original language. But rarely has a film had such a number of different titles in so many different countries as Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). Which of the foreign titles (translated back into English) is the most compelling? Discuss here
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#1
The Invisible Third (Der unsichtbare Dritte) - German title -
North by Northwest (1959)
Secret Organization (Gizli Teskilât) - Turkish title -
#3
In the Shadow of the Four Giants (Στη Σκιά των Τεσσάρων Γιγάντων) - Greek title -
North by Northwest (1959)
With the Heart in the Throat (Med hjertet i halsen) - Norwegian title -
Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, James Mason, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Ellenstein, Philip Ober, and Adam Williams in North by Northwest (1959)
International Intrigue (Intrigo internazionale) - Italian Title (Intriga internacional) - Spanish title (South America) -
#6
Dangerous Romance (Farlig romans) - Swedish title (Finland) (Vaarallinen romanssi) - Finnish title -
#7
Manhunt (Menneskejagt) - Danish title -
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
At the Last Minute (I sista minuten) - Swedish title (Sweden) -
#9
The Man Who Had to Disappear (De man die verdwijnen moest) - Dutch title -
#10
Death on the Heels (La mort aux trousses) - French title (Con la muerte en los talones) - Spanish title (Spain)