Rent The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

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1h 55min
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Synopsis:
James Stewart and Doris Day play Ben and Jo McKenna, innocent Americans vacationing in Morocco with their son, Hank. After a French spy dies in Ben's arms in the Marrakech market, the couple discovers their son has been kidnapped and taken to England. Not knowing who they can trust, the McKennas are caught up in a nightmare of international espionage, assassinations and terror. Soon, all of their lives hang in the balance as they draw closer to the truth and a chilling climatic moment in London's famous Royal Albert Hall.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
John Michael Hayes, Charles Bennett, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Angus MacPhail
Others:
Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
Aka:
Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Genres:
Classics, Thrillers
Collections:
21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love..Modern Westerns, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Bill Murray, Getting to Know: Doris Day, Hitchcock in the 1940s, A Brief History of Film...
Awards:

1957 Oscar Best Music Original Song

BBFC:
Release Date:
04/06/2007
Run Time:
115 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • The Making Of The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Art Gallery
  • Trailer Compilation
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/09/2013
Run Time:
120 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Japanese DTS 2.0 Mono, Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
  • Production Photographs
  • Rerelease Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
31/10/2023
Run Time:
119 minutes
Languages:
Castilian Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Japanese DTS 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Castillian, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Documentaries
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • And More

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Reviews (4) of The Man Who Knew Too Much

Often copied - The Man Who Knew Too Much review by JD

Spoiler Alert
19/08/2015

This must be the first tension drama in which a murder is planned to happen at a particular moment in an orchestral performance. I have seen many similar variations since. The film has a familiar Saturday morning feel to it. Good enough to pass the time but not breathtaking. Doris Day has a reasonable singing voice but Que sera sera is not good enough to be sung twice in one film. Hitchcock uses the English actors to play the clumsy villans, the French to play the immoral murderer and the Americans to play the Hero/Heroine. If you stomach the stereotype it is watchable.

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Contractual obligation. - The Man Who Knew Too Much review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
20/02/2021

It's difficult to watch Alfred Hitchcock's retread of his own 1934 thriller without comparing them. And not all the changes are unfavourable. James Stewart and Doris Day bring star power to the leads which eclipses the rather grey Leslie Banks and Edna Best. And Day's mental fragility is an interesting addition.

Some of the negativity that gathers around the update isn't really a fault: the original was a breakthrough by a director on the edge of greatness; the remake is the least of his amazing sequence of '50s thrillers. He owed his studio a film, and considered revisiting any of his British releases.

The best scene is still the climax at the Albert Hall. It is expanded to a considerable longer running time, but the suspense still holds. Composer Bernard Herrmann showed good judgement in retaining the same music. Reaction to Doris' lengthy singing of Que Sera Sera is probably a matter of personal taste.

The remake has a larger budget, more glamorous fashions, Technicolor and Vistavision and is 45 minutes longer. But these don't amount to better film. And it feels a little bloated at times, especially the long new ending at the embassy. It's a decent work of suspense. Its misfortune is that the Master had already made it so well.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Another great film from the master Hitchcock - The Man Who Knew Too Much review by AB

Spoiler Alert
06/04/2020

One of those - "what would I do in this situation"? films where no-one really believes what is going on when trying to explain with a bare minimum of facts and only a hunch as to what the situation may develop into. A vehicle for both Stewart and Day to show that they can act (and in the latter's case, sing), with scenes in several countries (albeit as an obvious film backdrop in some scenes) but overall a very good film with a clever backdrop of how the murder will be attempted, as stated, possibly the first time that this 'cover' has been used cinematically.

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