The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Produced by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Screenplay by |
John Michael Hayes Uncredited: Angus MacPhail |
| Based on | story by Charles Bennett D. B. Wyndham-Lewis |
| Starring |
James Stewart Doris Day Bernard Miles Christopher Olsen Daniel Gelin Reggie Nalder |
| Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
| Cinematography | Robert Burks |
| Edited by | George Tomasini |
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Filwite Productions, Inc.
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Paramount Pictures (1956-1983) Universal Pictures (1983-present) |
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Box office | $11.3 million |
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1956 film noir suspense thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The film is a somewhat altered remake in widescreen VistaVision and Technicolor of Hitchcock's 1934 film of the same name.
In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), in response to fellow filmmaker François Truffaut's assertion that aspects of the remake were by far superior, Hitchcock replied "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional."
The film won an Academy Award for Best Song for "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", sung by Doris Day. It premiered at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, on April 29.
An American family—Dr. Benjamin "Ben" McKenna (James Stewart), his wife, popular singer Josephine Conway "Jo" McKenna (Doris Day), and their son Henry "Hank" McKenna (Christopher Olsen)—are vacationing in Morocco. Traveling from Casablanca to Marrakesh, they meet Frenchman Louis Bernard (Daniel Gelin). He seems friendly, but Jo is suspicious of his many questions and evasive answers.
Louis offers to take the McKennas out to dinner, but cancels when a sinister-looking man knocks at the McKennas' hotel-room door. Later, at a local restaurant, the McKennas meet friendly English couple Lucy (Brenda De Banzie) and Edward Drayton (Bernard Miles). The McKennas are surprised to see Bernard arrive and sit at another table, apparently ignoring them.
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