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The Man Who Knew Too Much

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The Man Who Knew Too Much
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1hr 15min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1934
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Distributor:
Alpha Video
Starring:
Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre  ...more
Synopsis: The first film version of The Man Who Knew too Much proved to be the international "breakthrough" film for British director Alfred Hitchcock, transforming him from merely a talented domestic filmmaker to a worldwide household name. While vacationing in Switzerland, Britons Leslie Banks and Edna Best befriend jovial Frenchman Pierre Fresnay. Not long afterward, Fresnay is murdered. He whispers a secret in Banks' ear before expiring. This is witnessed by several sinister foreign agents, who kidnap ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
Though Alfred Hitchcock would remake the movie himself in 1956 with a bigger budget, the original 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much is arguably a more historically significant and aesthetically interesting film. It was Hitchcock's first true international hit. Though he wouldn't have a major success in America until The Lady Vanishes, Man and the subsequent The 39 Steps helped establish the ... Full Review
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Leslie Banks
Bob Lawrence
Edna Best
Jill Lawrence
Peter Lorre
Abbott
Frank Vosper
Ramon Levine
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