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The story? A country surgeon-doctor from rural USA (James Stewart) and his recently married wife (Doris Day), a former singer, are travelling through Northern Africa with their son (and don't ask me how he is about 7, because that isn't explained). Stewart accidentally finds out about an ... Read review
James Stewart and Doris Day, in a rare dramatic role, are superb in this brilliant ... more
suspense thriller from the undisputed master. Stewart and Day play Ben and Jo McKenna, innocent Americans vacationing in Morocco with their son, Hank. After a French spy...
James Stewart and Doris Day star in this exciting Hitchcock suspense yarn complete with ... more
murder assassination plots kidnapping and a hair raising climax. Dr Ben Mackenna (Stewart) and his wife Jo (Day) take their ten year old son on holiday to Morocco...
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While holidaying in Switzerland with their daughter Betty, Jill Lawrence and her husband ... more
accidentally become involved in murder and intrigue when an undercover Secret Service agent, Louis, whispers the whereabouts of a vital message to Lawrence as he lies dying from a gunshot wound.
James Stewart and Doris Day, in a rare dramatic role, are superb in this brilliant ... more
suspense thriller from the undisputed master. Stewart and Day play Ben and Jo MacKenna, innocent Americans vacationing in Morocco with their son, Hank. After a French spy dies in Ben's arms in the Marrakech market, the couple discovers their son has been kidnapped and taken to England. Not knowing who they can trust, the McKennas are caught up in a nightmare of international espionage, assassinations and terror. Soon, all of their lives hang in the balance as they draw closer to the truth and a chilling climactic moment in London's famous Royal Albert Hall.
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Advantages: Doris Day Disadvantages: Out of date social ideas
...has been kidnapped)? This is the scene where Day is at her best, a best I never knew she had in her…………It could have been so easy to overplay the panic, but she never puts a moan wrong. Occasionally the acting is a little over the top in later scenes, but never to the detriment of the overall story.
The story? A country surgeon-doctor from rural USA (James Stewart) and his recently married wife (Doris Day), a former singer, are travelling ... ...about an assignation attempt, and the son is kidnapped to keep Stewart quiet. The parents' attempts to find their son lead them through a number of well filmed and acted red-herrings….and eventually they arrive at not one, but two great climaxes, both of which feature Doris Day.
There are a number of twists of the story which would never pass muster in society today, but the story itself is sound and well worth watching. Just don't ... more
Hitchcock had a rather annoying habit of re-filming his earlier black and white successes. This occasionally worked: this one does, principally because of his inspired casting of Doris Day as his regular 'cool blonde'. She is anything but cool……..principally because her new husband is an officious and domineering misogynist. How can anyone justify drugging their spouse into unconsciousness (when her son has been kidnapped)? This is the scene where Day is at her best, a best I never knew she had in her…………It could have been so easy to overplay the panic, but she never puts a moan wrong. Occasionally the acting is a little over the top in later scenes, but never to the detriment of the overall story.
The story? A country surgeon-doctor from rural USA (James Stewart) and his recently married wife (Doris Day), a former singer, are travelling through Northern Africa with their son (and don't ask me how he is about 7, because that isn't explained). Stewart accidentally finds out about an assignation attempt, and the son is kidnapped to keep Stewart quiet. The parents' attempts to find their son lead them through a number of well filmed and acted red-herrings….and eventually they arrive at not one, but two great climaxes, both of which feature Doris Day.
There are a number of twists of the story which would never pass muster in society today, but the story itself is sound and well worth watching. Just don't take its beliefs for your own!
Advantages: Very entertaining in those days I'm sure... Disadvantages: but we're in the 21st century now
DVD and found that to be suspenseful enough despite it being made around the same time with this film. However I must say that The ManWhoKnewTooMuch proved just too boring and sketchy for me despite having such a promising plot and such a decent cast. Vintage Hitchcock doesn't quite cut it here. I've a great deal of patience for films with no apparent urgency or cutting edge to it but the greatest stumbling block here is that it's a thriller above all, and plainly not exciting enough for me.
SYNOPSIS: The Lawrence family is on a holiday in Switzerland and meets a spy who is then assasinated in front of them. The spy managed to whisper a political secret regarding an assasination to them just before dying but their daughter is kidnapped to buy their silence. Following that, they return to London to locate the kidnappers while ...
Advantages: Clever dialogue, decent plot, classic Hitchcock Disadvantages: Simply too dated for 99% of people
DVD and found that to be suspenseful enough despite it being made around the same time with this film. However I must say that The ManWhoKnewTooMuch proved just too boring and sketchy for me despite having such a promising plot and such a decent cast. Vintage Hitchcock doesn't quite cut it here. I've a great deal of patience for films with no apparent urgency or cutting edge to it but the greatest stumbling block here is that it's a thriller above all, and plainly not exciting enough for me.
SYNOPSIS: The Lawrence family is on a holiday in Switzerland and meets a spy who is then assasinated in front of them. The spy managed to whisper a political secret regarding an assasination to them just before dying but their daughter is kidnapped to buy their silence. Following that, they return to London to locate the kidnappers while ...
Advantages: Excellent acting, powerful story! Disadvantages: Need to concentrate
amazing to see the barriers that can be placed between us and the truth and I would suggest every man and woman watch this film. The acting alone will make it worth your while but the story itself is excellent.
The Cast
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Al Pacino - Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe - Jeffrey Wigand
Christopher Plummer - Mike Wallace
Diane Venora - Liane Wigand
Philip Baker Hall - Don Hewitt
The cast is longer but I didn't think you wanted everybody. If you did???. hard luck **LOL**
Directed by - Michael Mann (The Last of the Mohicans)
From a book by Marie Brenner - The ManWhoKnewtooMuch
Released - November 5 1999
Running time - 157 minutes
Cost
DVD - £14.99 ($27.99)
VHS - £12.99($9.99)
VHS Widescreen Addition -$14.99
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A husband and wife's holiday in Morocco goes horribly wrong when their son is kidnapped, leading them into a web of mystery and intrigue.
Remake Of
Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1934 United Kingdom ), Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1934 United Kingdom ), Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1934 United Kingdom ), Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1934 United Kingdom )
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date
17/10/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
823 628 1
Sound
Bernard Herrmann
Barcode
5050582362817
Production Designer
Henry Bumstead, Hal Pereira
Music Director
Bernard Herrmann
Screenwriter
John Michael Hayes, Angus MacPhail, Charles Bennett
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is Hitchcock's remake of his own 1934 film of the same title. While vacationing in French Morocco, an American family becomes accidentally involved in a series of international incidents after the father overhears an assassination plot. Compared with its 1934 predecessor, this version is lavish, with a larger budget and a much bigger cast. While maintaining Hitchcock's fascination with an average Joe caught up in menacing events, the characters portrayed by Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day put a spin on the story that highlights the 1950s sensibilities that influenced the remake. Ben McKenna (Stewart), an American doctor, and his family stumble into the middle of an assassination plot while vacationing in Marrakech. When his son is kidnapped by the conspirators, McKenna must race against the clock to stop the murder and save his son's life. Stewart, as one might expect, gives a seamless performance as the average man thrown into exceptional circumstances. Day brings levity to the proceedings and performs the only musical number to ever appear in a Hitchcock film: "Que Sera, Sera," which would go on to win an Oscar and become a popular hit.
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