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- 1957
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 45 m
- 1957
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 45 m
Summary In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail
- 1957
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 45 m
- 1957
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 45 m
The Wrong Man
7.8
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Summary In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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87% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
83
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Hitchcock's most realistic film is also his ultimate "wrong man" suspense nightmare. [23 Jul 2010, p.C3]
The bleakest of Hitchcock's films, this stark, deliberate probing of a man wrongfully accused is almost wholly based on fact, creating its drama from a celebrated New York City case.
This is a highly personal and even religious expression of Hitchcock concerning the vicissitudes of fate, predicated on his lifelong fear that anyone can be wrongly accused of a crime and placed behind bars.
The idea is an old one - coincidence leading to unjust incrimination - but Hitchcock's docudrama approach here is starkly atypical. [04 Oct 2014, p.36]
Hitchcock's most sombre film, unrelieved by his usual macabre humour; the black-and-white photography and the persecuted Fonda's sharply chiselled features lend an impressive documentary feel.
Suspense mechanics and psychological horror don’t meld quite as seamlessly here as they do in the best Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, but The Wrong Man has more than its share of masterful moments.
Frighteningly authentic, the story generates only a modicum of drama.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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89% Positive
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Awards
Jussi Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cahiers du Cinéma
• 1 Nomination
