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Release Date:
23 December 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
"I found a real-life story more terrifying than any fiction... this is it!" Alfred Hitchcock moreUser Comments:
A Very Sad Drama Based on a True Story moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Henry Fonda | ... | Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero | |
| Vera Miles | ... | Rose Balestrero | |
| Anthony Quayle | ... | Frank D. O'Connor | |
| Harold J. Stone | ... | Det. Lt. Bowers | |
| Charles Cooper | ... | Det. Matthews | |
| John Heldabrand | ... | Tomasini | |
| Esther Minciotti | ... | Mama Balestrero | |
| Doreen Lang | ... | Ann James | |
| Laurinda Barrett | ... | Constance Willis | |
| Norma Connolly | ... | Betty Todd | |
| Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Eugene 'Gene' Conforti | |
| Lola D'Annunzio | ... | Olga Conforti, Manny's Sister | |
| Kippy Campbell | ... | Robert Balestrero | |
| Robert Essen | ... | Gregory Balestrero | |
| Richard Robbins | ... | Daniel, the guilty man |
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105 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:A (1957) | UK:PG (1988) | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U (re-release) | Peru:14 | USA:Approved (PCA #18117) | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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When Manny (Henry Fonda) is taken to prison was filmed in a real prison...as he is led to his cell , you can hear one of the inmates shout, "What'd they get ya for, Henry?" and several of the other prisoners laughing. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Manny enters prison, a prisoner shouts "What'd they get you for, Henry?", using the actor's name, Henry Fonda. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Prologue narrator: This is Alfred Hitchcock speaking. In the past, I have given you many kinds of suspense pictures. But this time, I would like you to see a different one. The difference lies in the fact that this is a true story, every word of it. And yet it contains elements that are stranger than all the fiction that has gone into many of the thrillers that I've made before.
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In New York, the Catholic Italian musician of the Stork Club Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero (Henry Fonda) is a simple man, married with his beloved wife Rose (Vera Miles) and having two sons. On 14 January 1953, his wife needs an expensive teeth treatment, and Manny goes to the insurance company, trying to raise a loan. However, he is wrongly identified by a clerk as the man who robbed the place twice, being arrested and sent to jail. His friends pay the bail and he tries to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Rose has a nervous breakdown, caused by her mistrust on his innocence, and is sent to an institution for treatment.
"The Wrong Man" is a very sad and touching story of the injustice against an innocent man, affecting the health of his family. Henry Fonda is amazing in the role of an ordinary man, who accepts passively the situations, believing on God and praying for strength and justice. Vera Miles is fantastic in the role of a wife who believe she has part of the guilty for the action of her beloved husband. This movie was filmed in many authentic locations, and is a very different work of Alfred Hitchcock. Maybe due to the theme be so serious, Hitchcock appears only introducing of the story, and does not have any other small participations as he usually does in his movies. The black and white photography, with shadows, and the score of Bernard Herrmann, complete the magnificence of this great underrated movie. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "O Homem Errado" ("The Wrong Man")