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The Man Who Knew Too Much is a remake of a 1935 Gaumont-British Picture Corp. production of the same name, starring Leslie Banks and Edna Best and directed by Hitchcock (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40 ). Charles Bennett and D. B. Wyndham-Lewis, whose onscreen credits for the 1956 version reads "Based on a story by," wrote the ...
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1956 American mystery thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. It is Hitchcock's second film using this title, following his own 1934 film of the same name but featuring a significantly altered plot and script.
When shooting finally began it was produced by Filwite Productions, a company owned by Hitchcock and Stewart only. It seems highly likely that the omission of Doris Day was because of her then husband, and manager, Martin Melcher, a man heartily and justifiably despised and mistrusted in Hollywood.
When the film finally went before the cameras, the production company was Filwite Productions, Inc., co-owned by Hitchcock and Stewart. The reason Day was not included in the final production deal has not been publicly disclosed.
The Man Who Knew Too Much was one of five Hitchcock productions purchased by Universal in 1983, and was re-released by that studio in January 1984. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a remake of a 1935 Gaumont-British Picture Corp. production of the same name, starring Leslie Banks and Edna Best and directed by Hitchcock (see AFI Catalog of Feature ...
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High Production Values. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Alfred Hitchcock, Herbert Coleman on AllMovie - The debate still rages as to whether Alfred…
Alfred Hitchcock. Writers. John Michael Hayes. Charles Bennett. D.B. Wyndham-Lewis. Stars. James Stewart. Doris Day. Brenda de Banzie. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. RENT/BUY. from $3.79. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist.
