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Biography. In 1951, Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero was working as a musician at the Stork Club, a nightclub in New York City, when he was arrested in a case of mistaken identity and charged with the armed robbery of an insurance office.
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- The Wrong Man
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Henry Fonda plays Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero, a double-bass player at the Stork Club, in “The Wrong Man’’ (1956), which has just been released on Blu-ray by Warner Archive.
The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero by Maxwell Anderson and in the magazine article "A Case of Identity", which was published in Life magazine in June 1953 by Herbert Brean.
Jan 13, 2023 · Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero was a musician falsely accused of a crime in 1953. His story inspired Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film "The Wrong Man," which a new book by Jason Isralowitz explores.
The Wrong Man: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone. In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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- Drama, Film-Noir
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1957-01-26
14th - New York musician Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero is arrested and charged with a robbery he didn't commit. His story will later be told in the Hitchcock film The Wrong Man . [1]
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Aug 9, 2018 · “The Wrong Man” is a docudrama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Henry Fonda, Vera Miles and Harold J. Stone. The film is based on the true story of a Queens resident, Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero, a professional musician who was wrongfully charged with a series of local robberies.
