| Uniform Title |
Man who knew too much (Motion picture : 1956) |
| Title |
The man who knew too much. |
| Published |
Australia : [Publisher not identified], [2024] |
| [1956] |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (120 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
| Based on a story by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham-Lewis. |
| Remake of Hitchcock's 1934 film of the same name. |
| Doris Day's character in the film is a well-known, now retired, professional singer, and at two points in the film she sings the Livingston and Evans song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", a performance which won the 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Day's recording of the song reached number two on the US pop charts and number one in the UK. |
| Credits |
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. |
| Performers |
Doris Day, James Stewart. |
| Summary |
James Stewart and Doris Day, in a rare dramatic role, are superb in this brilliant suspense thriller from the undisputed master. Stewart and Day play Ben and Jo MacKenna, innocent Americans vacationing in Morocco with their son, Hank. After a French spy dies in Ben's arms in the Marrakesh market, the couple discovers their son has been kidnapped and taken to England. Not knowing who they can trust, the MacKennas are caught up in a nightmare of international espionage, assassinations and terror. Soon, all of their lives hang in the balance as they draw closer to the truth and a chilling climactic moment in London's famous Royal Albert Hall. A remake of his excellent 1934 film of the same name, Hitchcock considered this version to be superior to the original. The now classic, "Que, Sera, Sera," used in the climactic scene, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1956. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; PAL ; Region All ; Widescreen ; 16:9. |
| Language note |
English, French, Spanish. |
| Awards note |
Academy Award for Best Original Song, 1956. |
| Subjects |
Bennett, Charles, -- 1899-1995 -- Film adaptations |
| Lewis, D. B. Wyndham (Dominic Bevan Wyndham), 1891-1969 -- Film adaptations |
| Royal Albert Hall (London, England) -- Drama |
| Family vacations -- Drama |
| Betrayal -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Kidnapping -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Morocco -- Drama |
| London (England) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Spy films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 director. |
| Day, Doris, 1922-2019 actor. |
| Stewart, James, 1908-1997 actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lewis, D. B. Wyndham (Dominic Bevan Wyndham), 1891-1969. |
| Added titles |
Man who knew too much (Motion picture : 1934) |
| Series |
The Alfred Hitchcock collection. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995 .
- Day, Doris, 1922-2019 .
- Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 .
- Lewis, D. B. Wyndham (Dominic Bevan Wyndham), 1891-1969 .
- Stewart, James, 1908-1997 .
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