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The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Knowledge can be a deadly thing.

19346.51h 16m

Overview

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Charles Bennett, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Edwin Greenwood
Produced by Michael Balcon
Box OfficeBudget: $180K0

Top Cast

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Bob Lawrence

Edna Best

Edna Best

Jill Lawrence

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Abbott

Frank Vosper

Frank Vosper

Ramon Levine

Hugh Wakefield

Hugh Wakefield

Clive

Nova Pilbeam

Nova Pilbeam

Betty Lawrence

Pierre Fresnay

Pierre Fresnay

Louis Bernard

C

Cicely Oates

Nurse Agnes

D.A. Clarke-Smith

D.A. Clarke-Smith

Binstead

George Curzon

George Curzon

Gibson

Themes & Keywords

concertkidnappingmurdershootoutblack and whitecriminalcluedentisthypnotismski resortbrawlassassination plancorrupt churchcymbalssharpshootingworship servicesaint moritz, switzerlandhipnotismo

About The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a thriller, mystery film released in 1934 exploring themes of concert, kidnapping, murder, shootout, black and white, criminal. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre. While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

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