The Man Who Knew Too Much

"A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!"

1956 2h 1m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 1,617

ThrillerMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

“A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!”

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Cast

James Stewart
Ben McKenna
Doris Day
Jo McKenna
Brenda De Banzie
Lucy Drayton
Bernard Miles
Edward Drayton
Ralph Truman
Buchanan
Daniel Gélin
Louis Bernard
Mogens Wieth
Ambassador
Alan Mowbray
Val Parnell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: John Michael Hayes, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Charles Bennett
Languages: English, Arabic, French
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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MONEY

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Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.

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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, Arabic, French.

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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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8 / 8

CAST

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James Stewart and Doris Day and Brenda De Banzie carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred Hitchcock directs. Robert Burks behind the camera. Bernard Herrmann scores. George Tomasini cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Arabic, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.
370 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Arabic, French.
5Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Robert Burks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bernard Herrmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor George Tomasini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8James Stewart and Doris Day and Brenda De Banzie carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!".
10IMDB entry: tt0049470 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "london, england", "assassination", "espionage", "spy".