The Man Who Knew Too Much

"Knowledge can be a deadly thing."

1934 1h 16m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 469

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Synopsis

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While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

“Knowledge can be a deadly thing.”

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Cast

Leslie Banks
Bob Lawrence
Edna Best
Jill Lawrence
Peter Lorre
Abbott
Frank Vosper
Ramon Levine
Hugh Wakefield
Clive
Nova Pilbeam
Betty Lawrence
Pierre Fresnay
Louis Bernard
Cicely Oates
Nurse Agnes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Charles Bennett, A.R. Rawlinson
Languages: English, Arabic, French, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Arabic, French, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Leslie Banks and Edna Best and Peter Lorre carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Knowledge can be a deadly thing.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred Hitchcock directs. Curt Courant behind the camera. Hugh Stewart cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Arabic, French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
392 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Arabic, French, Italian.
5Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Curt Courant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Hugh Stewart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Leslie Banks and Edna Best and Peter Lorre carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Knowledge can be a deadly thing.".
9IMDB entry: tt0025452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "concert", "kidnapping", "murder", "shootout".