The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!
director	Alfred Hitchcock
producers	Herbert Coleman Alfred Hitchcock
writer	John Michael Hayes
starring	James Stewart Doris Day Brenda De Banzie Bernard Miles
original music	Bernard Herrmann
cinematographer	Robert Burks
editor	George Tomasini
running time	120 minutes
colour	colour (Technicolor)
sound mix	mono (Westrex Electric Sound System)
aspect ratio	1.66:1 VistaVision
studio	Paramount Pictures
distributor	Paramount Pictures
availability	DVD & Blu-ray
film-17 (add your rating)

Synopsis

Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife Jo and their son Hank are on a touring holiday of Africa when they meet the mysterious Louis Bernard on a bus. The next day Bernard is murdered in the local marketplace, but before he dies he manages to reveal details of an assassination about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be revealed, the assassins kidnap Hank in order to keep the McKenna's silent. Ben and Jo go to London and take matters into their own hands. (© IMDB)

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Blu-ray Releases

released in 2012

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012) available as an individual disc or as part of the box set Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)

DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - DVD releases

released in 2007

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (UK, 2007) PAL 1.85:1

released in 2006

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (USA, 2006) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.85:1 (anamorphic)

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Themes

• the knife - the knife used to kill Louis Bernard
• the Hitchcock cameo - watching the acrobats (more details)
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• James Stewart - Doctor Ben McKenna
• Doris Day - Jo McKenna
• Brenda De Banzie - Lucy Drayton
• Bernard Miles - Edward Drayton
• Ralph Truman - Buchanan
• Daniel Gélin - Louis Bernard
• Mogens Wieth - Ambassador
• Alan Mowbray - Val Parnell
• Hillary Brooke - Jan Peterson
• Christopher Olsen - Hank McKenna
• Reggie Nalder - The assassin
• Richard Wattis - Assistant manager
• Noel Willman - Woburn
• Alix Talton - Helen Parnell
• Yves Brainville - Police inspector
• Carolyn Jones - Cindy Fontaine

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Herbert Coleman - associate producer

Written by:

• John Michael Hayes
• Charles Bennett
• D B Wyndham-Lewis

Photographed by:

• Robert Burks

Edited by:

• George Tomasini

Music by:

• Bernard Herrmann

Costume Design by:

• Edith Head

Production Design by:

• Henry Bumstead - art director
• Hal Pereira - art director