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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.
November 4, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
8 September 1914, Astoria, New York, USA
19 January 1915, Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, UK
January 3, 1895 in London, England, UK
27 March 1921, Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia
25 February 1912, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
8 October 1909, Potsdam, Germany
4 September 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
16 September 1919, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 28, 1928 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
7 June 1920, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
November 5, 1915 in Fulham, London, England, UK
2 March 1906, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
15 March 1924, Bonn, Germany
19 September 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 December 1922, New York City, New York, USA
13 May 1891, Brooklyn, New York, USA
September 12, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland
October 12, 1912 in Lambeth, London, England, UK
27 September 1907, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
28 April 1915, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
28 April 1930, Amarillo, Texas, USA
18 August 1896, London, England, UK
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.
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 27, 2009
Hitchcock's scenes are beautifully framed and tautly directed.
July 29, 2014
Even middling Hitchcock is a cut above most thrillers.
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 25, 2006
Even in mammoth VistaVision, the old Hitchcock thriller-stuff has punch.
March 24, 2014
...a decent thriller that's ultimately saved by its stellar performances and absolutely enthralling last act.
March 27, 2009
The film is uncharacteristically rigid and pious for Hitchcock; it feels more like a work of duty than conviction.
July 29, 2014
James Stewart is superb, and Bernard Miles and Brenda de Banzie make admirable adversaries.
July 29, 2014
Making marvellous use of settings and locations, Hitchcock treats the viewer to superbly choreographed set-pieces.
June 24, 2006
Starting slowly amid colourful but rather superfluous travelogue-style Moroccan footage, the film improves no end as it progresses.
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 members.
