The Wrong Man

"HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!"

1956 1h 45m EN

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7.1

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7.4

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★7.1TMDB · 633🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●83Metacritic★7.4IMDB · 32,312

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

“HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!”

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Cast

Henry Fonda
Manny Balestrero
Vera Miles
Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle
Frank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone
. Bowers
Charles Cooper
Matthews
John Heldabrand
Tomasini
Esther Minciotti
Mama Balestrero
Doreen Lang
Ann James

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Angus MacPhail, Maxwell Anderson, Maxwell Anderson
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Robert Burks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bernard Herrmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Tomasini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Henry Fonda and Vera Miles and Anthony Quayle carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred Hitchcock directs. Robert Burks behind the camera. Bernard Herrmann scores. George Tomasini cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Spanish.
4Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Robert Burks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bernard Herrmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor George Tomasini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Henry Fonda and Vera Miles and Anthony Quayle carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!".
9IMDB entry: tt0051207 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "new york city", "robbery", "based on novel or book", "musician".