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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
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Release Date:
1 June 1956 (USA)
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Tagline:
A little knowledge can be a deadly thing! more
Plot:
A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering. full summary | add synopsis
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Assassination
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Morocco
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American
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Restaurant
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Bus
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 1 win
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3 nominations
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(13 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Alfred Hitchcock Makes Striking HD Debut With ‘North by Northwest’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 11 November 2009, 2:06 PM, PST)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 11 November 2009, 2:06 PM, PST)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
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Star Power Carries the Remake
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Stewart | ... | Dr. Benjamin 'Ben' McKenna |
 | Doris Day | ... | Josephine Conway 'Jo' McKenna |
 | Brenda De Banzie | ... | Lucy Drayton (as Brenda de Banzie) |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Edward Drayton |
| Ralph Truman | ... | Inspector Buchanan |
| Daniel Gélin | ... | Louis Bernard (as Daniel Gelin) |
| Mogens Wieth | ... | Ambassador |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Val Parnell |
| Hillary Brooke | ... | Jan Peterson |
| Christopher Olsen | ... | Henry 'Hank' McKenna |
| Reggie Nalder | ... | Rien |
| Richard Wattis | ... | Assistant Manager |
| Noel Willman | ... | Woburn |
| Alix Talton | ... | Helen Parnell |
| Yves Brainville | ... | Police Inspector |
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.50 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG |
Iceland:L |
Spain:T |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Brazil:Livre |
USA:Approved (PCA #17717) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Norway:16 |
USA:PG |
Canada:PG
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The movie was originally to be produced by Paramount Pictures and Patron, a company to be jointly owned by James Stewart, Doris Day and Alfred Hitchcock. When the film finally went before the cameras, the production company was Filwite Productions, Inc., co-owned by Hitchcock and Stewart. The reason Day was not included in the final production deal has not been publicly disclosed. However, it may have had something to do with Day's husband and manager at the time, Martin Melcher, a man absolutely despised and considered shady by many in Hollywood.
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Revealing mistakes: When the McKennas are riding to their hotel in the horse-drawn wagon after getting off the bus, the shadows are mismatched between the foreground and the back-projected scene. In the foreground, the shadows are on the left of the characters, as if the sun is on the right of the frame; in the back-projection, the shadows are on the right of the cars, as if the sun is on the left of the frame.
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Referenced in L.A. Without a Map (1998)
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We'll Love Again
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Why were the McKennas in Morocco?Does Hitchcock have a cameo in "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?
Was "Que Sera, Sera" written for this movie?
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Both versions of Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" have their strong points, and are well worth watching. This 1950's remake is carried mostly by its star power, with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day being convincing and very sympathetic as the parents of the kidnapped child. It also has more lavish settings and better (not just because it is color) photography than the earlier version. On the other hand, it lacks the wittiness of the British version, and moves more slowly.
The remake spends much more time setting up the story than the original did, with the family spending a lot of time on their vacation in Morocco before the crisis occurs. It makes possible some colorful scenery and settings, and allows you to get to know the family a bit more, although the quicker pace in the original established more tension and kept your attention throughout. The Albert Hall sequence works well in both films, with this one having the added bonus of allowing the audience to see Bernard Herrmann, who wrote so many great scores for Hitchcock's films, conducting the orchestra.
Despite having essentially the same story, the two versions of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" have a much different feel. Which one you prefer is largely a matter of taste - while neither is usually considered among Hitchcock's very best, they are both good movies with a lot of strong points. Take a look at both if you have the chance.