The Man Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Ben McKenna is on vacation with his wife and son in Morocco when a chance encounter with a stranger sets their trip, and their lives, on a drastically different course. They accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.
19 September 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 March 1921, Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia
4 September 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
8 October 1909, Potsdam,
1924, Cape Town, South Africa
9 January 1891, Manzaneda, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
25 April 1907, West Ham, London, England, UK
23 October 1907, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
March 21, 1918 in Hollywood, California, USA
25 February 1912, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
18 August 1896, London, England, UK
2 March 1906, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
7 March 1901, Algiers, Alger, [now Algeria]
October 12, 1912 in Lambeth, London, England, UK
March 23, 1893 in New York
24 February 1909, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
November 5, 1915 in Fulham, London, England, UK
9 April 1928, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 May 1891, Brooklyn, New York, USA
18 July 1894, New York, USA
July 10, 1895 in Franklin, Nebraska, USA
2 February 1909, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta
1 November 1894, San Francisco, California, USA
August 28, 1928 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
26 July 1926, London, England, UK
6 July 1885, New York City, New York, USA
August 12, 1888 in London, England, UK
March 27, 2009
Hitch's remake of his own film results in an equally compelling action thriller with sterling performances from Stewart and Day.
March 27, 2009
Hitchcock's scenes are beautifully framed and tautly directed.
July 01, 2008
Far superior to the 1934 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, underestimated at its 1956 release, should be considered as one of Hitchcock's masterpieces.
March 24, 2014
...a decent thriller that's ultimately saved by its stellar performances and absolutely enthralling last act.
March 25, 2006
Even in mammoth VistaVision, the old Hitchcock thriller-stuff has punch.
July 29, 2014
Even middling Hitchcock is a cut above most thrillers.
July 29, 2014
James Stewart is superb, and Bernard Miles and Brenda de Banzie make irable adversaries.
March 26, 2009
While drawing the footage out a bit long, he still keeps suspense working at all times and gets strong performances from the two stars and other cast .
March 27, 2009
This version lacks some of the economy of the first, and, unusually for Hitchcock, it sags in the middle. Fortunately, there's a marked improvement as it reaches the last third.
June 24, 2006
Starting slowly amid colourful but rather superfluous travelogue-style Moroccan footage, the film improves no end as it progresses.
July 29, 2014
Making marvellous use of settings and locations, Hitchcock treats the viewer to superbly choreographed set-pieces.
March 27, 2009
The film is uncharacteristically rigid and pious for Hitchcock; it feels more like a work of duty than conviction.
