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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Ben McKenna is on vacation with his wife and son in Morocco when a chance encounter with a stranger sets their trip, and their lives, on a drastically different course. They accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.
18 August 1896, London, England, UK
March 23, 1893 in New York
13 August 1899, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta
May 10, 1908 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]
March 21, 1918 in Hollywood, California, USA
19 September 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
July1928, Texas, USA
13 May 1891, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 May 1900, London, England, UK
May 27, 1900 in Cupar, Scotland, UK
11 January 1877, Sydney, Australia
March 19, 1890 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
25 February 1912, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
September 12, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland
3 May 1906, Pennsylvania, USA
2 December 1922, New York City, New York, USA
October 16, 1893 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
March 24, 2014
...a decent thriller that's ultimately saved by its stellar performances and absolutely enthralling last act.
March 27, 2009
Hitch's remake of his own film results in an equally compelling action thriller with sterling performances from Stewart and Day.
July 29, 2014
James Stewart is superb, and Bernard Miles and Brenda de Banzie make admirable adversaries.
July 01, 2008
Far superior to the 1934 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, underestimated at its 1956 release, should be considered as one of Hitchcock's masterpieces.
July 29, 2014
Even middling Hitchcock is a cut above most thrillers.
March 27, 2009
Hitchcock's scenes are beautifully framed and tautly directed.
March 26, 2009
While drawing the footage out a bit long, he still keeps suspense working at all times and gets strong performances from the two stars and other cast members.
March 27, 2009
This version lacks some of the economy of the first, and, unusually for Hitchcock, it sags in the middle. Fortunately, there's a marked improvement as it reaches the last third.
July 29, 2014
Making marvellous use of settings and locations, Hitchcock treats the viewer to superbly choreographed set-pieces.
June 24, 2006
Starting slowly amid colourful but rather superfluous travelogue-style Moroccan footage, the film improves no end as it progresses.
March 27, 2009
The film is uncharacteristically rigid and pious for Hitchcock; it feels more like a work of duty than conviction.
March 25, 2006
Even in mammoth VistaVision, the old Hitchcock thriller-stuff has punch.