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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:21

Fresh:18

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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. [More]

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

Starring: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam, Hugh Wakefield, Pierre Fresnay, George Curzon, Henry Oscar, Emlyn Williams

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

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

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This is a suberbly structured thriller whose excellence is aided and abetted by a spirited cast.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/27/09
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

Although the film is fast and consistently clever, it is more deeply flawed than any other Hitchcock film of the period, failing to find a thematic connection between its imaginative set pieces.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
03/27/09
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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An unusually fine dramatic story handled excellently from a production standpoint.

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Cole Smithey
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Much more fun than the more expensive and longer 1956 remake.

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09/18/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Directed with a fascinating staccato violence by Alfred Hitchcock, it is the swiftest screen melodrama this column can recall.

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08/08/06
Andre Sennwald
Andre Sennwald
New York Times
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Vintage Hitchcock, with sheer wit and verve masking an implausible plot.

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06/24/06
Tom Milne
Tom Milne
Time Out

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
Pablo Villaca
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Jake Euker
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Greg Maki
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11/25/03
Richard von Busack
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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

First and best version of the story.

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08/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Full of suspense, hijinks and that particular brand of gallows humour that can only be described as 'Hitchcockian'.

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