The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) (2001)
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Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Studio:Universal Studios
Rating:4.5
Rated:PG
Date Added:2008-06-11
Purchased On:2008-11-06
ASIN:B000055Z4M
UPC:0025192041921
Price:19.98
Genre:Suspense
Release:2001-06-03
Location:0248
Duration:120
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Features:Anamorphic
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Alfred Hitchcock  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
James Stewart Doris Day  ...  
Summary: Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of his own 1934 spy thriller is an exciting event in its own right, with several justifiably famous sequences. James Stewart and Doris Day play American tourists who discover more than they wanted to know about an assassination plot. When their son is kidnapped to keep them quiet, they are caught between concern for him and the terrible secret they hold. When asked about the difference between this version of the story and the one he made 22 years earlier, Hitchcock always said the first was the work of a talented amateur while the second was the act of a seasoned professional. Indeed, several extraordinary moments in this update represent consummate filmmaking, particularly a relentlessly exciting Albert Hall scene, with a blaring symphony, an assassin's gun, and Doris Day's scream. Along with Hitchcock's other films from the mid-1950s to 1960 (including Vertigo, Rear Window, and Psycho), The Man Who Knew Too Much is the work of a master in his prime. --Tom Keogh