THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
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Hitchcock’s remake of his 1934 classic thriller swaps Brits in Switzerland for Americans in North Africa, with James Stewart and Doris Day as the innocents abroad who become embroiled in international intrigue, then have their only child kidnapped to keep them quiet. Day, playing a former singer who gave up the stage for her family, gets to show off her pipes in a major plot point. (She disliked “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” but could not shake it after it won the Academy Award® for Best Original Song.) Clever trick photography was used in the 1934 version’s bravura climax at the Royal Albert Hall; for this 1956 version, the star director was actually able to film on location. DIR Alfred Hitchcock; SCR John Michael Hayes, from a story by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham-Lewis. U.S., 1956, color, 120 min. RATED PG
Run Time: 120 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, June 06, 2025
Genre: Crime drama mystery
