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The Man Who Knew Too Much

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 13  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis:
Hitchcock's first version of this dramatic and complex tale of espionage, kidnapping, and family relationships. When a father intercepts a secret message of a murdered man, his daughter is subsequently kidnapped. Soon he and his wife -- a world-class sharpshooter -- become entangled with... [More]
Hitchcock's first version of this dramatic and complex tale of espionage, kidnapping, and family relationships. When a father intercepts a secret message of a murdered man, his daughter is subsequently kidnapped. Soon he and his wife -- a world-class sharpshooter -- become entangled with gangsters, cops, and murderers, as they struggle to understand and foil a nefarious plot. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam, Hugh Wakefield

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Michael Balcon
Composer: Arthur Benjamin

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 21, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Direct Access to Director's Cameo

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Hitchcock Biography
  • Hitchcock Filmography
  • Trivia Quiz
  • Slide Show

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10/20/07 07:24 PM
Cole Smithey
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Much more fun than the more expensive and longer 1956 remake.

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09/18/07 10:33 AM
Dennis Schwartz
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08/08/06 03:15 AM
Andre Sennwald
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06/24/06 04:08 AM
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Ainda refinando as técnicas que passaria a dominar com perfeição, Hitchcock cria um filme divertido, mas obviamente falho.

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11/26/05 09:11 PM
Pablo Villaca
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07/25/05 05:55 AM
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11/25/03 09:54 AM
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09/05/03 11:42 AM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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First and best version of the story.

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08/24/03 04:23 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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04/07/03 02:05 PM
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09/11/02 10:25 AM
Philip Martin
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03/05/02 08:11 AM
Jonathan Coe
Sight and Sound
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[The film] never fails to intrigue you with its great characters and storytelling.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
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