The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Herbert Coleman (associate), Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Exotic Lands, Politics, Spies |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much Overview:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) was a Adventure - Mystery Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and Herbert Coleman.
SYNOPSIS
Twenty-two years after his earlier version of this story of a family's accidental involvement in a political assassination plot, Hitchcock case Stewart and Day in the leads as an American doctor and his retired-singer wife. Shot in color and on location, this entertaining thriller moves swiftly to its justly famous climax at a concert of Arthur Benjamin's Storm Clouds cantata at London's Albert Hall. It is fascinating to compare the two film versions, which are sometimes identical in shot composition and action. For the most part, the second version is the superior production, blessed with a fine cast and a superb score by Herrmann (who makes his only film cameo as the concert conductor).
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Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans | Won |
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By Stephen Reginald on Jul 16, 2024 From Classic Movie ManDoris Day and James Stewart as “The Man Who Knew Too Much” The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) is an American mystery thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Doris Day. Other members of the cast include Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Daniel Gelin, and Hil... Read full article
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By Theresa Brown on Jul 31, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog"THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH" ( 1956 ) ~ QUE SERA SERA ?Why would he pick me out to tell?? Why? Because you?re the affable, all-American James Stewart, that?s why. I?ve no real clue why Stewart?s picked, other than he?s a great foil to get pushed around by Hitchcock and international... Read full article
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By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 28, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsAlthough Hitchcock did many riffs off the same themes, he very rarely tried to do the same film twice over. The Man Who Knew Too Much might be the one exception and even then if you place these two thrillers from 1934 and 1956 up next to each other, they’re similarities are fairly nominal. The... Read full article
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The film was unavailable for decades because its rights (together with four other pictures of the same period) were bought back by Alfred Hitchcock and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. They've been known for long as the infamous "Five lost Hitchcocks" amongst film buffs, and were re-released in theatres around 1984 after a 30-year absence. The others are Rear Window, Rope, The Trouble with Harry, and Vertigo.
When Doris Day traveled to London to film some of the location scenes for this film, she was so popular with the British that when she arrived at her hotel, mobs of fans who had gotten word that she would be staying there had gathered. Pandemonium erupted when they saw her, and she needed a police escort to get in. Fans continued to surround the hotel, camping out, shouting her name, asking for autographs and hoping for a chance to see her. The hotel management finally had to ask her to leave.
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