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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) -- A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.
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Director:
Writers:
John Michael Hayes (screenplay)
Charles Bennett (story) ...
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Release Date:
1 June 1956 (USA) more
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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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Under-rated suspense masterwork. more (147 total)

Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.50 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Trivia:
On the poster play bill, we can see the date of the Albert Hall concert : Monday 6 June at 8. So the action takes place in 1955, year of the shooting of the film, when June the 6th was a Monday (1949 had the same calendar but is not likely). And the movie is supposed to begin on Saturday, June the 4th and finish on Monday, June the 6th 1955. more
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Continuity: The Camden Town scene: As Dr. McKenna walks along the deserted street, a figure (Ambrose Chappell Jr.) turns the corner and walks behind him, down the center of the pavement (seen from Dr. Mckenna's POV). The camera cuts to view further along the street, with both characters in shot, but Ambrose Chappell has "jumped" to the edge of the pavement. more
Quotes:
[to Drayton]
Ambassador: You have muddled everything from the start, taking that child with you from Marrakesh. Don't you realize that Americans dislike having their children stolen?
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Soundtrack:
Storm Cloud Cantata more

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16 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Under-rated suspense masterwork., 16 January 2001
Author: Glenn Andreiev (gandreiev@aol.com) from Huntington, NY

When you start watching the 1956 version of THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, you'll think it's a minor work by Alfred Hitchcock. The countless scenes showing a lovely, but buffoonish vacationing American couple (James Stewart, Doris Day) seem to lead nowhere. But, hold on, about thirty minutes into the film, during a very dreamlike murder sequence (which takes place in bright sunlight, and involves blue paint) the film really takes off. Personally, I find the opening "character development" sequence between protagonists James Stewart and Doris Day very charming. It sets you up for the second and third acts of the film. You get to like this couple so much, you are raelly rooting for them as they try to rescue their kidnapped son amidst a plot to assassinate a visiting diplomat. Of course, the high-point of the film is the assassination itself, a twelve minute wordless sequence. Hitchcock beautifully brings us back to silent film! The ending, which involves a rescue at an embassy, is wonderfully silly and tense. For those not familiar with Hitchcock, this is Hitchcock's own remake of a film he made under the same title in 1934 in England. This is one of my favorite Hitchcock films. It's proof that this master loved his audience and wanted to keep them thrilled!

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