The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
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Synopsis
Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife Jo and their son Hank are on a touring holiday of Africa when they meet the mysterious Louis Bernard on a bus. The next day Bernard is murdered in the local marketplace, but before he dies he manages to reveal details of an assassination about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be revealed, the assassins kidnap Hank in order to keep the McKenna's silent. Ben and Jo go to London and take matters into their own hands. (© IMDB)
Technical Information
- colour (Technicolor)
- sound mix: mono (Western Electric Sound System)
- aspect ratio: 1.66:1 VistaVision
- running time: 120 minutes
- production studio: Paramount Pictures
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released in 2007
| The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (UK, 2007) PAL 1.85:1 
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| The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (USA, 2006) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
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released in 2005
| The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (UK, 2005) PAL
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| The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (USA, 2005) - part of a box set NTSC 1.85:1 (anamorphic) [02:00:08]
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released in 2003
| The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Cine Korea (South Korea, 2003) NTSC 1.85:1 [01:59:36]
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| The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (UK, 2003) PAL 1.85:1 (anamorphic) [01:54:55]
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Film Frames
Themes
- the knife - the knife used to kill Louis Bernard
- the Hitchcock cameo - watching the acrobats (more details)
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Starring:
- James Stewart - Doctor Ben McKenna
- Doris Day - Jo McKenna
- Brenda De Banzie - Lucy Drayton
- Bernard Miles - Edward Drayton
- Ralph Truman - Buchanan
- Daniel Gélin - Louis Bernard
- Mogens Wieth - Ambassador
- Alan Mowbray - Val Parnell
- Hillary Brooke - Jan Peterson
- Christopher Olsen - Hank McKenna
- Reggie Nalder - The assassin
- Richard Wattis - Assistant manager
- Noel Willman - Woburn
- Alix Talton - Helen Parnell
- Yves Brainville - Police inspector
- Carolyn Jones - Cindy Fontaine
Produced by:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Herbert Coleman - associate producer
Written by:
Photographed by:
Edited by:
Music by:
Costume Design by:
Production Design by:
- Henry Bumstead - art director
- Hal Pereira - art director
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