The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.5/10   

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Escritores:

John Michael Hayes (screenplay)
Charles Bennett (story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

1 junio 1956 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!

Plot:

A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.

Plot Keywords:

Assassination | Morocco | American | Bus | Assassin

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Star Power Carries the Remake

Reparto

James Stewart	...	Dr. Benjamin 'Ben' McKenna
Doris Day	...	Josephine Conway 'Jo' McKenna
Brenda De Banzie	...	Lucy Drayton (as Brenda de Banzie)
Bernard Miles	...	Edward Drayton
Ralph Truman	...	Inspector Buchanan
Daniel Gélin	...	Louis Bernard (as Daniel Gelin)
Mogens Wieth	...	Ambassador
Alan Mowbray	...	Val Parnell
Hillary Brooke	...	Jan Peterson
Christopher Olsen	...	Henry 'Hank' McKenna
Reggie Nalder	...	Rien
Richard Wattis	...	Assistant Manager
Noel Willman	...	Woburn
Alix Talton	...	Helen Parnell
Yves Brainville	...	Police Inspector

También conocida como:

El hombre que sabía demasiado (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
En manos del destino (Argentina) (alternative title) [es]

Duración:

120 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Francés | Arabe

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.50 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Clasificación:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | Iceland:L | Spain:T | West Germany:12 (nf) | Brazil:Livre | USA:Approved (PCA #17717) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Norway:16 | USA:PG | Canada:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Avenue Bab Jdid, Marrakech, Morocco

Compañía:

Filwite Productions

Trivialidades:

Característica del director: [Alfred Hitchcock] [stairs]Big scene on the stairs at the end.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: Although the assassin and the ambassador are seated in the same tier of boxes, the assassin's view of his target through the opera glasses is from below and not across.

Citas:

Jo McKenna: So, what do you do?
Louis Bernard: I buy and sell.
Jo McKenna: I see. And what do you buy and sell?
Louis Bernard: Whatever gives the most profit.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Empty Nest: The Dog Who Knew Too Much (#3.17)" (1991)

Banda de Sonido:

Whatever Will Be

Star Power Carries the Remake

Both versions of Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" have their strong points, and are well worth watching. This 1950's remake is carried mostly by its star power, with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day being convincing and very sympathetic as the parents of the kidnapped child. It also has more lavish settings and better (not just because it is color) photography than the earlier version. On the other hand, it lacks the wittiness of the British version, and moves more slowly.

The remake spends much more time setting up the story than the original did, with the family spending a lot of time on their vacation in Morocco before the crisis occurs. It makes possible some colorful scenery and settings, and allows you to get to know the family a bit more, although the quicker pace in the original established more tension and kept your attention throughout. The Albert Hall sequence works well in both films, with this one having the added bonus of allowing the audience to see Bernard Herrmann, who wrote so many great scores for Hitchcock's films, conducting the orchestra.

Despite having essentially the same story, the two versions of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" have a much different feel. Which one you prefer is largely a matter of taste - while neither is usually considered among Hitchcock's very best, they are both good movies with a lot of strong points. Take a look at both if you have the chance.