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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
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Release Date:
1 June 1956 (USA)
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Tagline:
A little knowledge can be a deadly thing! more
Plot:
A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering. full summary | add synopsis
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Assassination
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Morocco
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American
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Restaurant
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Bus
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Alfred Hitchcock Makes Striking HD Debut With ‘North by Northwest’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 11 November 2009, 2:06 PM, PST)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 11 November 2009, 2:06 PM, PST)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
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Handsome Hitchcock thriller, but far too doddering...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.50 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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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
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In a 1994 interview available on the liner notes of a Rhino compilation of Oscar winning songs, songwriter 'Jay Livingstone' says that he came across the phrase “Que Sera Sera” in the movie The Barefoot Contessa (1954), when Rossano Brazzi shows Ava Gardner his house, and she sees the inscription “Que Sera Sera” on the gate. He tells her that is the family motto, and it means 'Whatever will be, will be'.
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Continuity: In Marrakech, when Dr. McKenna and Jo go to the police headquarters, he sits behind the desk and she sits at the corner of the desk. In the next shot they are sitting side by side.
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Quotes:
[to Louis Bernard]
Hank McKenna: If you ever get hungry, our garden back home is full of snails. We tried everything to get rid of them. We never thought of a Frenchman!
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Hank McKenna: If you ever get hungry, our garden back home is full of snails. We tried everything to get rid of them. We never thought of a Frenchman!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Dad Who Knew Too Little (#14.8)" (2003)
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Soundtrack:
Storm Cloud Cantata
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FAQ
Where were the McKennas from?How does it end?
How did Jo and Ben know to go to Albert Hall?
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Alfred Hitchcock's remake of his own 1934 suspense-drama comes dangerously close to being an hysterical melodrama instead of a thriller, as The Master of Suspense is far too leisurely in working this convoluted plot up to a boil. American couple James Stewart and Doris Day (a convincing husband and wife) are swept up in an assassination plot while vacationing in Morocco, and are frantic when their young son is kidnapped. Despite Hitch's usual class and an exceptionally handsome production design, the film has few thrills. Scenes drag on interminably, the characters mumble and shoot terse looks at each other, but the threads of the story are kept far too opaque, and only the star-leads are able to hold interest. Doris introduces the big hit song "Que Sera, Sera", which serves as a plot-function and yet gets perhaps too much screen-time here. **1/2 from ****