The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlfred Hitchcock
Screenplay byJohn Michael Hayes
Story by
Produced byAlfred Hitchcock
Starring
CinematographyRobert Burks
Edited byGeorge Tomasini
Music byBernard Herrmann
Production
companies
  • Filwite Productions
  • Spinel Entertainment
Distributed byParamount Pictures[N 1]
Release dates
  • April 29, 1956 (1956-04-29) (Cannes)[3]
  • May 16, 1956 (1956-05-16) (New York City)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.2 million
Box office$11.3 million[4]

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1956 American mystery thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. It is Hitchcock's second film using this title, following his own 1934 film of the same name but featuring a significantly altered plot and script.

In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1966), in response to fellow filmmaker François Truffaut's assertion that aspects of the remake were by far superior, Hitchcock replied, "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional."[5][6]

The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", sung by Day. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on April 29, 1956.[7]

  1. ^ McGilligan, Patrick (2003). Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light. Wiley. p. 653.
  2. ^ Rossen, Jake (February 5, 2016). "When Hitchcock Banned Audiences From Seeing His Movies". Mental Floss. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Coe, Jonathan. "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Sight and Sound. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Truffaut, Francois (October 2, 1985). Hitchcock: A Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780671604295.
  7. ^ "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved December 10, 2023.


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