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The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Thriller · Mystery · Drama · 1956

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

Movie details

The Man Who Knew Too Much

“A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!”

1956 Thriller · Mystery · Drama 2h 1m

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7.4 / 10

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An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

John Michael Hayes · D.B. Wyndham-Lewis · Charles Bennett

James Stewart

James Stewart

Ben McKenna

Doris Day

Doris Day

Jo McKenna

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Lucy Drayton

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Edward Drayton

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

Buchanan

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Louis Bernard

Mogens Wieth

Mogens Wieth

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Court is in session

Put The Man Who Knew Too Much on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.