The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

2h | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | May 16, 1956 | Released

A widescreen, Technicolor remake by Hitchcock of his 1934 film of the same title. A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Producer: Alfred Hitchcock Herbert Coleman

Writer(s): John Michael Hayes

Story: D.B. Wyndham-Lewis

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Cast (64 Members)

James Stewart

Dr. Ben McKenna

Bernard Herrmann

Conductor at Albert Hall

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Morocco Marketplace (uncredited)

Walter Gotell

Guard (uncredited)

Richard Marner

Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)

Jo McKenna

Lucy Drayton

Edward Drayton

Val Parnell

Jan Peterson

Hank McKenna

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Noel Willman

Woburn

Reggie Nalder

Assassin at Albert Hall

Cindy Fontaine

Louis Bernard

Butler (uncredited)

Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Richard Wordsworth

Ambrose Chappell Jr (uncredited)

Anthony Warde

French Policeman (uncredited)

Yves Brainville

Police Inspector

Frank Atkinson

Taxidermist (uncredited)

Milton Frome

Guard (uncredited)

Frank Albertson

Worker at the Taxidermist's (uncredited)

Richard Wattis

Assistant Manager

Ralph Truman

Buchanan

Wolf Frees

Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble

General Manager of Albert Hall (uncredited)

Lewis Martin

Detective (uncredited)

Leo Gordon

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Lou Krugman

Arab (uncredited)

Harry Fine

Edington (uncredited)

Barry Keegan

Patterson (uncredited)

Patrick Aherne

Handyman (uncredited)

Louis Mercier

French Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Patrick Whyte

Special Branch Officer (uncredited)

Albert Carrier

French Policeman (uncredited)

Allen Jaffe

Arab (uncredited)

Guy Verney

Footman (uncredited)

Gladys Holland

Bernard's Date at Restaurant (uncredited)

Ralph Neff

Henchman (uncredited)

John O'Malley

Uniformed Attendant (uncredited)

Alix Talton

Helen Parnell

Lovyss Bradley

Church Member (uncredited)

Alex Frazer

Man (uncredited)

Mogens Wieth

Ambassador

Mayne Lynton

Taxidermist (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Church Member (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco

Arab (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

George Howe

Ambrose Chappell Sr (uncredited)

Alma Taylor

Box Office Woman (uncredited)

John Marshall

Butler (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Clifford Buckton

Sir Kenneth Clarke (uncredited)

Eric Snowden

Special Branch Officer (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Church Member (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Church Member (uncredited)

John Barrard

Taxidermist (uncredited)

Jean Ransome

Church Member (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

James Stewart Dr. Ben McKenna

Bernard Herrmann Conductor at Albert Hall

Alfred Hitchcock Man in Morocco Marketplace (uncredited)

Walter Gotell Guard (uncredited)

Richard Marner Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)

Doris Day Jo McKenna

Brenda De Banzie Lucy Drayton

Bernard Miles Edward Drayton

Alan Mowbray Val Parnell

Hillary Brooke Jan Peterson

Christopher Olsen Hank McKenna

Peter Williams Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Noel Willman Woburn

Reggie Nalder Assassin at Albert Hall

Carolyn Jones Cindy Fontaine

Daniel Gélin Louis Bernard

Harold Kasket Butler (uncredited)

Frank Baker Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Richard Wordsworth Ambrose Chappell Jr (uncredited)

Anthony Warde French Policeman (uncredited)

Yves Brainville Police Inspector

Frank Atkinson Taxidermist (uncredited)

Milton Frome Guard (uncredited)

Frank Albertson Worker at the Taxidermist's (uncredited)

Richard Wattis Assistant Manager

Ralph Truman Buchanan

Wolf Frees Aide to Prime Minister (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble General Manager of Albert Hall (uncredited)

Lewis Martin Detective (uncredited)

Leo Gordon Chauffeur (uncredited)

Lou Krugman Arab (uncredited)

Harry Fine Edington (uncredited)

Barry Keegan Patterson (uncredited)

Patrick Aherne Handyman (uncredited)

Louis Mercier French Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Miller Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Patrick Whyte Special Branch Officer (uncredited)

Albert Carrier French Policeman (uncredited)

Allen Jaffe Arab (uncredited)

Guy Verney Footman (uncredited)

Gladys Holland Bernard's Date at Restaurant (uncredited)

Ralph Neff Henchman (uncredited)

John O'Malley Uniformed Attendant (uncredited)

Alix Talton Helen Parnell

Lovyss Bradley Church Member (uncredited)

Alex Frazer Man (uncredited)

Mogens Wieth Ambassador

Mayne Lynton Taxidermist (uncredited)

Ann Kunde Church Member (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco Arab (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Sam Harris Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

George Howe Ambrose Chappell Sr (uncredited)

Alma Taylor Box Office Woman (uncredited)

John Marshall Butler (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Clifford Buckton Sir Kenneth Clarke (uncredited)

Eric Snowden Special Branch Officer (uncredited)

Walter Bacon Church Member (uncredited)

Nora Bush Church Member (uncredited)

John Barrard Taxidermist (uncredited)

Jean Ransome Church Member (uncredited)

Oliver Cross Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)

Crew (37 Members)

Henry Bumstead

Art Direction

Bernard Herrmann

Original Music Composer

Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Herbert Coleman

Producer

Robert Burks

Director of Photography

Editor

Music Editor

Author

Costume Design

Screenplay

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Makeup Department Head

C.O. Erickson

Unit Production Manager

Hairstylist

Set Decoration

Assistant Director

Stunts

Production Manager

Sound Recordist

Set Costumer

Other

Assistant Director

Additional Writing

Visual Effects

Casting

Production Manager

Visual Effects

Assistant Editor

Story

Gaffer

First Assistant Camera

Property Master

Makeup Artist

Casting

Still Photographer

Assistant Camera

Henry Bumstead Art Direction

Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer

Alfred Hitchcock Director

Herbert Coleman Producer

Robert Burks Director of Photography

George Tomasini Editor

John C. Hammell Music Editor

Charles Bennett Author

Edith Head Costume Design

John Michael Hayes Screenplay

Hal Pereira Art Direction

Sam Comer Set Decoration

Wally Westmore Makeup Department Head

C.O. Erickson Unit Production Manager

Virginia Darcy Hairstylist

Arthur Krams Set Decoration

Howard Joslin Assistant Director

Ted Mapes Stunts

Hugh Brown Production Manager

Gene Garvin Sound Recordist

Phyllis Dalton Set Costumer

Dorothea Holt Other

Basil Keys Assistant Director

Angus MacPhail Additional Writing

John P. Fulton Visual Effects

Edward R. Morse Casting

Frank Caffey Production Manager

Farciot Edouart Visual Effects

Sam Vitale Assistant Editor

D.B. Wyndham-Lewis Story

Vic Jones Gaffer

Neil Binney First Assistant Camera

Neil Wheeler Property Master

Dan Greenway Makeup Artist

Tony Regan Casting

Ken Lobben Still Photographer

Bobby Greene Assistant Camera

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

2h | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | May 16, 1956 | Released

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