The Wrong Man (1956)

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"25 steps down into a subway and for the first time he doesn't come home that night."

Synopsis

Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs money for dental treatment, Manny goes to the local insurance office to borrow on her policy. Employees at the office mistake him for a hold-up man who robbed them the year before and the police are called. The film tells the true story of what happened to Manny and his family. (© IMDB)

Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono (RCA Sound System)
• aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• running time: 105 minutes
• production studio: Warner Brothers

Recent DVD Releases

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released in 2004

	Der Falsche Mann (1956) - Warner Brothers (Germany, 2004) PAL 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
	The Wrong Man (1956) - Warner Brothers (UK, 2004) PAL 1.78:1 (anamorphic) [01:41:06]
	The Wrong Man (1956) - Warner Brothers (USA, 2004) NTSC 1.78:1 [01:45:20]

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Themes

• hero falsely accused of carrying out a series of robberies
• mirrors - Rose cracking the mirror
• the Hitchcock cameo - introducing the film (more details)
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Daniel McCauley - assistant director

Starring:

• Henry Fonda - Manny Balestrero
• Vera Miles - Rose Balestrero
• Anthony Quayle - Frank O'Connor
• Harold Stone - Lieutenant Bowers
• John Heldabrand - Tomasini
• Doreen Lang - Ann James
• Norma Connolly - Betty Todd
• Lola D'Annunzio - Olga Conforti
• Robert Essen - Gregory Balestrero
• Dayton Lummis - Judge Groat
• Charles Cooper - Detective Matthews
• Esther Minciotti - Mama Balestrero
• Laurinda Barrett - Constance Willis
• Nehemiah Persoff - Gene Conforti
• Kippy Campbell - Robert Balestrero
• Richard Robbins - Daniell
• Peggy Webber - Miss Dennerly

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Herbert Coleman - associate producer

Written by:

• Angus MacPhail
• Maxwell Anderson - original novel ("The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero")

Photographed by:

• Robert Burks

Edited by:

• George Tomasini

Music by:

• Bernard Herrmann

Production Design by:

• Paul Sylbert - art director