The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Overview
A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,200,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,300,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.311 |
Directed By
Alfred Hitchcock
Crew
Alfred Hitchcock
Hal Pereira
George Tomasini
Robert Burks
Alfred Hitchcock
Bernard Herrmann
Henry Bumstead
Sam Comer
Arthur Krams
John Michael Hayes
Abdelhaq Chraibi
Paul Franz
Connie Willis
D.B. Wyndham-Lewis
John P. Fulton
Farciot Edouart
Howard Joslin
Edith Head
Charles Bennett
Herbert Coleman
Wally Westmore
Bill Greenwald
Dan Greenway
Virginia Darcy
Angus MacPhail
Edward R. Morse
Darrell Turnmire
C.O. Erickson
Ted Mapes
Neil Binney
Bobby Greene
Paul Uhl
Leonard Mann
Tony Regan
Basil Keys
Neil Wheeler
Vic Jones
Dorothea Holt
Henry Keener
Ralph Axness
Ken Lobben
Ned Dobson
Joan Joseff
Lee Forman
Gary Fifield
Hugh Brown
Bill Wistrom
Adolph Froelich
Phyllis Dalton
John C. Hammell
Art Sarno
Frank Caffey
Cecil R. Foster Kemp
Walter Broadfoot
Sam Vitale
Herbert Coleman
William Cowitt
Don Ring
Leonard J. South
Gene Garvin
TOP CAST
James Stewart
Dr. 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
Rien
Richard Wattis
Assistant Manager
Noel Willman
Woburn
Alix Talton
Helen Parnell
Yves Brainville
Police Inspector
Carolyn Jones
Cindy Fontaine
Bernard Herrmann
Conductor at Albert Hall
Covent Garden Chorus
Themselves
Barbara Howitt
Self - Soloist
Patrick Aherne
Handyman (uncredited)
Frank Albertson
Taxidermist (uncredited)
Frank Atkinson
Edgar, a Taxidermist (uncredited)
John Barrard
Taxidermist Holding the Panther (uncredited)
Mayne Lynton
Grey Haired Taxidermist (uncredited)
Clifford Buckton
Sir Kenneth Clarke (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Church Member (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Church Member (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Church Member (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Church Member (uncredited)
Jean Ransome
Church Member (uncredited)
Albert Carrier
French Policeman (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
French Policeman (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
French Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Harry Fine
Edington (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Man in Box Office Lobby (uncredited)
Wolf Frees
Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)
Richard Marner
Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)
Milton Frome
Embassy Back Entrance Guard (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
Leo Gordon
Drayton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
Gladys Holland
Bernard's Date at Restaurant (uncredited)
George Howe
Ambrose Chappell Sr. (uncredited)
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