“ The Man Who Knew Too Much ” ( English The Man Who Knew Too Much ) - a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock , released in 1934 . The film is based on the story of Charles Bennett and Wyndham Lewis . Hitchcock in 1956 made a remake of the film of the same name , in which the plot was slightly changed and the action was moved to Morocco.
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| The Man Who Knew Too Much | |
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| Genre | detective |
| Producer | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer | Michael Balcon (uncredited) |
| Author script | Edwin Greenwood A. R. Rawlinson |
| In the main cast | Leslie Banks Edna Best Peter Lorre |
| Operator | Kurt Courant |
| Composer | Arthur Benjamin |
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| Budget | 40 thousand £ |
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| Language | and |
| Year | 1934 |
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Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 facts
- 4 References
Story
Tourists Bob and Jill Lawrence, along with their daughter Betty, come to the Swiss Alps to spend a vacation with their close friend Louis Bernard. During a party, the latter dies from the killer’s bullet, but before his death, Jill reveals information about a spy plot. However, Lawrence cannot report all the authorities because the conspirators kidnap Betty. Now Bob and Jill have to unravel this thing on their own ...
Cast
- Leslie Banks - Bob Lawrence
- Edna Best - Jill Lawrence
- Peter Lorre - Abbott
- Frank Vosper - Ramon
- Hugh Wakefield - Clive
- Nova Pilbim - Betty Lawrence
- Pierre Fresnay - Louis Bernard
- Sisley Oates - Sister Agnes
- D. A. Clark Smith - Inspector Binstead
- George Curzon - Gibson
Facts
- Pavilion shooting was done at Lime Grove .
- There is no Alfred Hitchcock cameo in this film, which is unusual for the director.
- The basis of the skirmish between the terrorists and the police took the famous " Battle of Sydney Street ", which occurred on January 2, 1911.