Alfred Hitchcock himself called this 1934 British edition of his famous kidnapping story ... more
"the work of a talented amateur", while his 1956 Hollywood remake was the consummate act of a professional director. Be that as it may, this earlier movie still ha...
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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.
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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 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 climatic moment in London's famous Royal Albert Hall.
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 and get caught up in a web of intrigue when he is kidnapped. They are forced to travel to London to find him which results in a memorable murder sequence at the Royal Albert Hall. 'Que Sera Sera' sung by Doris Day won an Oscar (Best Song 1955).
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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
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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: Doris Day Disadvantages: Out of date social ideas
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 ...
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 ( 1955 United States of America ), Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1955 United States of America ), Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1955 United States of America )
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
WHE EUROPE LIMITED; TOTAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT (THE)
Release date
24/05/2004
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
GMVS 1302
Editor
Hugh Stewart
Cinematographer
Curt Courant
Author
Charles Bennett, A. R. Rawlinson, D. B. Wyndham-Lewis, Edwin Greenwood
Hitchcock's first and arguably superior production of the same story he retold in 1956 with James Stewart and Doris Day, and critics continue to argue the film's merits versus its successor. An English couple on holiday in Switzerland find themselves embroiled in an international plot to assassinate a foreign dignitary when the husband overhears the secret and their daughter is kidnapped. This taut, suspenseful thriller is aided by the director's wry wit and tight pacing.
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