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- 1935
- Approved
- Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America
- 1 h 15 m
- 1935
- Approved
- Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America
- 1 h 15 m
Summary An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
- 1935
- Approved
- Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America
- 1 h 15 m
- 1935
- Approved
- Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America
- 1 h 15 m
The Man Who Knew Too Much
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6.2
Summary An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
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Metascore
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
77
100% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The Man Who Knew Too Much finds the director firmly back in his wheelhouse, extracting all the wit and suspense he can from a pulpy exercise in abduction and conspiracy.
Director Alfred Hitchcock, who would remake the movie in 1956 with James Stewart, invests each scene with a blithe sense of fun.
An unusually fine dramatic story handled excellently from a production standpoint. Built along gangster lines, but from an international crook standpoint, with a lot of melodramatic suspense added.
The film is notable as the first English-language role of Peter Lorre, who is creepily appealing as the leader of the conspiracy. [03 Feb 2013, p.Q19]
The best scenes--especially an assassination attempt at Royal Albert Hall--are stunning, but Hitchcock seems sloppily unconcerned about the unconvincing material in between the tricks and jokes.
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.
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Awards
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination
