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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)


The Man Who Knew Too Much
Release Date:

July 1 , 1956 (USA)

Written by:

Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham-Lewis (story)
John Michael Hayes (screenplay)

Starring: James Stewart and Doris Day
Original Score :

Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography:

Robert Burks

Edited by :

George Tomasini

Opening Titles :

Saul Bass

Running Time :

119 minutes

Filmed in :

Color

Studio(s) :

Paramount & Universal Pictures

Box-Office: $10,250,000 (USA)
$4,100,000 (USA Rentals)

Staff Rating :
4 out of 5 Staff Rating

Alfred Hitchcock's Cameo: This time Hitchcock can been seen, with his back to the camera, watching acrobats in the Moroccan marketplace just before the murder.

Plot Summary:
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.
courtesy of IMDb.com

Cast List:

James Stewart
Dr. 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
Cristopher Olsen
Hank McKenna
Reggie Nalder
Rien
Richard Wattis
Assistant manager
Noel Willman
Woburn

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