The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956 "A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!"
7.4| 2h0m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 22 May 1956 Released
Producted By: Paramount
Country: United States of America
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A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.

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Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
cristianocrivelli I hadn't seen it since I was in college. I remembered it like a fun, absurd movie. Now in 2018 what hit me the most was the wife played by Doris Day. She is spectacular and the absurdity becomes totally real just by looking at her. James Stewart is great of course but he seems to be the foil here rather than the center that keeps us connected to that essential leap of faith. The scene in which he gives her the tranquilizers before telling her the terrible news. What Doris Day manages to do with her character is extraordinary. Brenda de Banzie is a terrific villainess and Bernard Herrmann's score another major plus. I'm sure that even my grandchildren's grandchildren will talk about The Man Who Knew Too Much and about Doris Day.
strike-1995 I like to imagine hitcock with a baton furiously waving it like a conductor to his orchestra, except instead of a sheet of music it is the script, he is that meticulous and brilliant.
drella15 Was Hitchcock the prequel to Kubrick? Did you need a tractor to get him out of Shepperton Studios?OK, I understand Hitch needed rear-screen to avoid a trip to Marrakesh. But rear-screen even ruins 'North By Northwest'. Unless he sent the second-unit, Hitch was forced to leave his room for Cary Grant's scene vs the crop duster plane. Yet there are moments in that scene which were clearly shot in the studio.And I'd almost swear the scene when Grant & Saint reconnect while walking in the train station was done with rear-screen. Was Hitchcock too frugal to hire extras to play other passengers walking on the platform?It's a good thing Hitch wasn't a Formula One fan. Can you imagine rear-screen ruining the racing scenes in 'Grand Prix'?
Filipe Neto Benjamin McKenna is a quiet guy on vacation with his family when things flee from his control. The sudden abduction of his son and the revelation of an intrigue of international proportions quickly take his life from the axis and lead him to an adventure of unpredictable end. It is a simple idea for an effective script, which compensates for the lack of verisimilitude with a certain irony and a touch of slight criticism of the authorities (it is enough to analyze how the police work in the film is late and bumbling). The film works very well, it creates a very pleasant suspenseful atmosphere and that prolongs by the film, arresting our attention. Okay, it may not be one of Hitchcock's most famous films, especially for those who do not know the director's work very well, but it's certainly one of the best this director did, and some of the scenes in the film are well known and worthy of anthology. James Stewart brought to life the lead role and achieved in this film a solid performance. Doris Day, who played McKenna's wife, does an excellent job as well and brings us some musical moments of great quality. The film also brings us an interesting piece of classical music, which I was pleased to hear. It is not just a prop, nor is it just there for decoration, but it plays an important role in the plot. For me, the worst part of the movie is the fact that, sensibly from the middle, we already perceive too much of the plot and this ends up making the final a little predictable.