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      The Man Who Knew Too Much

      PG Now Playing 2h 0m Mystery & Thriller List
      88% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 84% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Dr. Ben McKenna (James Stewart) is on vacation with his wife (Doris Day) and son in Morocco when a chance encounter with a stranger sets their trip, and their lives, on a drastically different course. The stranger, killed in front of the family in the marketplace, reveals an assassination plot to the Americans. The couple's son is abducted in order to ensure the plot is kept secret, and suddenly the mother and father, with no help from the police, must figure out a way to get their child back. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Remaking his own 1934 film, Hitchcock imbues The Man Who Knew Too Much with picturesque locales and international intrigue, and is helped by a brilliantly befuddled performance from James Stewart.

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      Richard L. Coe Washington Post On the whole, The Man Who Knew Too Much is a dandy of its popular kind. Mar 21, 2024 Full Review TIME Staff TIME Magazine Instead of using music as a background for action, Hitchcock moves it up front... The chief drawback of these musical stage-waits is that they allow the audience to think back over the story and conclude that it doesn't make much sense. Apr 28, 2020 Full Review Don Gillette Hollywood Reporter It's like a long novel that could be tightened, yet many would prefer it as it is. Jun 5, 2018 Full Review M. Oakley Christoph Hartford Courant Like all Hitchcock's plays the sudden twists are what make it filled with suspense and terror. Set abroad, from Morocco to London, and in color it is something to see. Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Jay Carmody Washington Star Hitchcock made the same picture in 1935, before he came to this country, but that should deter nobody. The story has been brought quite up to date, dressed in Vista Vision and color, and starts in Marrakesh. Mar 21, 2024 Full Review Jean-Luc Godard Cahiers du Cinéma Let us love Hitchcock when, weary of passing simply for a master of taut style, he takes us the longest way round. Sep 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Nanci L This is one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movies of all time....In fact....It's one of my favorite movies of all time period! The cast is exceptional. The plot is perfection. I love this film! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Nizar N Just what you'd expect from a Hitchcock film, with a more dramatic twist perfectly portrayed by the cast, most importantly Doris Day and James Stewart. The Man Who Knew Too Much is nothing short of classic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review kevind j Apart from Doris Day randomly singing que se ra se ra its a quite entertaining. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Red T A Classic Thriller. The acting is very good across the board. Stewart is phenomenal despite being a bit subdued at first but as things escalate so does he. Day is solid but doesn't match the intensity of Stewart but she still does well. The supporting cast including the villains are well acted but they don't really stand out that much and kind of blend in somewhat. Really it's Stewart who carries this. The music is good also though I wouldn't call it catchy and Day's singing isn't the best but it's passable. It is used well throughout. The cinematography, editing and pacing are very well done. The Albert Hall scene is the highlight of the film and is amazing, 5 minutes of no dialogue builds so much tension with the music. The only issues really that hold this back are a lot of small ones. The locations are all super memorable but there are projection shots that don't match up with the quality of the on location scenes a lot of times and its distracting. Though it builds tension and interest very well, this could've had about 10 maybe 15 minutes cut particularly in the first half as it takes a while for anything to happen though its done well enough. Just when it really starts to drag a noticeably it starts moving but it could've been done quicker and the final 15 minutes are good but don't measure up to the Albert Hall scene. They should've switched the final scene and made Albert Hall last. This is really good though but isn't one of my favorites. Anyone who is a fan of Thrillers or Golden Hollywood will like this a lot. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Rick I Wonderful Hitchcock. A perfect film, full of suspense and humor. Great moviemaking, still very watchable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/23 Full Review Liam D Remaking your own movie is a strange deal but Hitchcock surprisingly makes it works Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Dr. Ben McKenna (James Stewart) is on vacation with his wife (Doris Day) and son in Morocco when a chance encounter with a stranger sets their trip, and their lives, on a drastically different course. The stranger, killed in front of the family in the marketplace, reveals an assassination plot to the Americans. The couple's son is abducted in order to ensure the plot is kept secret, and suddenly the mother and father, with no help from the police, must figure out a way to get their child back.
      Director
      Alfred Hitchcock
      Producer
      Alfred Hitchcock
      Screenwriter
      Charles Bennett, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, John Michael Hayes
      Distributor
      MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Paramount Pictures
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 1, 1956, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 19, 2016
      Runtime
      2h 0m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      35mm, 1.66:1
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