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The Wrong Man

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The Wrong Man
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NR,2hrs 6min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1957
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle  ...more
Synopsis: Director Alfred Hitchcock lets us know from the outset that The Wrong Man is a painfully true story and not one of his customary fabricated suspense yarns, through the simple expedient of walking before the camera and telling us as much (this introductory appearance replaced his planned cameo role as a nightclub patron). The real-life protagonist, musican Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero, is played by Henry Fonda. Happily married and gainfully employed at the Stork Club, Balestrero's life takes a ... Full Synopsis
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Patrick Legare, AMG Review
Alfred Hitchcock's effort to remain true to fact-based source material is the only thing that prevents this gritty picture from rising above his middle-tier thrillers. Based on a story Hitchcock found in Life magazine, The Wrong Man is a pseudo-documentary version of the director's favorite theme: an innocent man blamed for a crime. Henry Fonda stars as the poor guy who finds himself the prime suspect ... Full Review
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Henry Fonda
Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero (Manny)
Vera Miles
Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle
Frank O'Connor
Harold J. Stone
Lt. Bowers
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