The Man Who Knew Too Much

A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!

Categories: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1956-05-16
Run time: 121 minute / 2:1
Budget: $1,200,000
Revenue: $11,300,000
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: John Michael Hayes
Production Company : Paramount Pictures
Production Country: United States of America

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James Stewart
as Ben McKenna
Doris Day
as Jo McKenna
Brenda De Banzie
as Lucy Drayton
Bernard Miles
as Edward Drayton
Ralph Truman
as Buchanan
Daniel Gélin
as Louis Bernard
Mogens Wieth
as Ambassador
Alan Mowbray
as Val Parnell
Hillary Brooke
as Jan Peterson
Christopher Olsen
as Hank McKenna
Reggie Nalder
as Rien
Richard Wattis
as Assistant Manager
Noel Willman
as Woburn
Alix Talton
as Helen Parnell
Yves Brainville
as Police Inspector
Carolyn Jones
as Cindy Fontaine
Bernard Herrmann
as Conductor at Albert Hall (uncredited)
Patrick Aherne
as Handyman (uncredited)
Frank Albertson
as Taxidermist (uncredited)
Frank Atkinson
as Edgar (uncredited)
John Barrard
as Taxidermist Holding Panther (uncredited)
Mayne Lynton
as Grey-Haired Taxidermist (uncredited)
Clifford Buckton
as Sir Kenneth Clarke (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Church Member (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
as Church Member (uncredited)
Nora Bush
as Church Member (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
as Church Member (uncredited)
Jean Ransome
as Church Member (uncredited)
Albert Carrier
as French Policeman (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
as French Policeman (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
as French Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Lee Miller
as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Harry Fine
as Edington (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
as Man in Box Office Lobby (uncredited)
Wolf Frees
as Prime Minister's Aide (uncredited)
Richard Marner
as Prime Minister's Aide (uncredited)
Milton Frome
as Embassy Back Entrance Guard (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
Leo Gordon
as Drayton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
as Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
Gladys Holland
as Bernard's Date at Restaurant (uncredited)
George Howe
as Ambrose Chappell Sr. (uncredited)
Richard Wordsworth
as Ambrose Chappell Jr. (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
as Arab (uncredited)
Allen Jaffe
as Arab (uncredited)
Lou Krugman
as Marrakesh Headwaiter (uncredited)
Harold Kasket
as Stavis (uncredited)
Barry Keegan
as Patterson (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble
as General Manager of Albert Hall (uncredited)
Lewis Martin
as Detective (uncredited)
Ralph Neff
as Drayton's Henchman (uncredited)
John O'Malley
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Eric Snowden
as Special Branch Officer (uncredited)
Patrick Whyte
as Special Branch Officer (uncredited)
Alma Taylor
as Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Guy Verney
as Embassy Footman (uncredited)
Peter Williams
as Police Sergeant at Albert Hall (uncredited)
John Marshall
as Embassy Butler (uncredited)
Alexis Bobrinskoy
as Foreign Prime Minister (uncredited)
Betty Baskcomb
as Edna (uncredited)
Hyma Beckley
as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)
Paul Beradi
as Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
as Church Member (uncredited)
Janet Bruce
as Woman in Box Office Queue (uncredited)
Naida Buckingham
as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)
Barbara Burke
as Miss Benson (uncredited)
Peter Camlin
as Marrakesh Waiter (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters
as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)
Abdelhaq Chraibi
as Muslim Husband On Bus (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
as Embassy Guest (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
as Photographer at Airport (uncredited)
Philip Johns
as Embassy Chef (uncredited)
Barbara Jones
as Lady On Bus (uncredited)
Anthony Lang
as Singer in Choir (uncredited)
Donald Lawton
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Marion Lessing
as Church Member (uncredited)
Enid Lindsey
as Lady Clarke (uncredited)
Janet Macfarlane
as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)
Edward Manouk
as Marrakesh Waiter (uncredited)
Lola Morice
as Singer in Choir (uncredited)
Leslie Newport
as Inspector at Albert Hall (uncredited)
Elsa Palmer
as Embassy Cook (uncredited)
Liddell Peddieson
as Taxidermist With Cap (uncredited)
Pauline Pfarr
as Ambassador's Wife (uncredited)
Arthur Ridley
as Albert Hall Ticket Collector (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
as Church Member (uncredited)
Mahin S. Shahrivar
as Muslim Wife On Bus (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
as Albert Hall Audience (uncredited)
Allen Zeidman
as Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Directing
Alfred Hitchcock Director

Art
Hal Pereira Art Direction

Editing
George Tomasini Editor

Camera
Robert Burks Director of Photography

Production
Alfred Hitchcock Producer

Sound
Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer

Art
Henry Bumstead Art Direction
Sam Comer Set Decoration
Arthur Krams Set Decoration

Writing
John Michael Hayes Screenplay

Crew
Abdelhaq Chraibi Technical Advisor

Sound
Paul Franz Sound Recordist

Crew
Connie Willis Technical Advisor

Writing
D.B. Wyndham-Lewis Story

Visual Effects
John P. Fulton Visual Effects
Farciot Edouart Visual Effects

Directing
Howard Joslin Assistant Director

Costume & Make-Up
Edith Head Costume Design

Writing
Charles Bennett Story

Production
Herbert Coleman Associate Producer

Costume & Make-Up
Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor

Production
Bill Greenwald Casting

Costume & Make-Up
Dan Greenway Makeup Artist
Virginia Darcy Hairdresser

Production
Edward R. Morse Casting

Camera
Darrell Turnmire Second Company Grip

Production
C.O. Erickson Unit Production Manager

Crew
Ted Mapes Stunts

Camera
Neil Binney Focus Puller
Bobby Greene Assistant Camera
Paul Uhl Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up
Leonard Mann Wardrobe Master

Production
Tony Regan Casting

Directing
Basil Keys Second Assistant Director

Art
Neil Wheeler Props

Lighting
Vic Jones Gaffer

Art
Dorothea Holt Production Illustrator

Sound
Henry Keener Sound Recordist

Directing
Ralph Axness Second Assistant Director

Camera
Ken Lobben Still Photographer

Directing
Ned Dobson Second Assistant Director

Costume & Make-Up
Lee Forman Wardrobe Master

Production
Gary Fifield Casting
Hugh Brown Assistant Production Manager

Sound
Bill Wistrom Sound Editor

Lighting
Adolph Froelich Electrician

Costume & Make-Up
Phyllis Dalton Costume Supervisor

Sound
John C. Hammell Music Editor

Production
Art Sarno Publicist
Frank Caffey Production Manager
Cecil R. Foster Kemp Unit Manager

Art
Walter Broadfoot Props

Editing
Sam Vitale Assistant Editor

Directing
Herbert Coleman Second Unit Director

Production
William Cowitt Casting

Lighting
Don Ring Gaffer

Camera
Leonard J. South Second Assistant Camera

Sound
Gene Garvin Sound Recordist





















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