The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
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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.
Cast
- Leslie Banks
- Edna Best
- Peter Lorre
- Frank Vosper
- Hugh Wakefield
- Nova Pilbeam
- Pierre Fresnay
- Cicely Oates
- D.A. Clarke-Smith
- George Curzon
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- Jan 3, 2013
formative hitchcock, occasionally *brushed* with greatness. the 75-minute picture has an odd gait, but the set-pieces are among hitchcock's greatest (beyond the royal albert hall sequence, the chair brawl is a classic comic tussle), the inimitable peter lorre is a twisted…
davidehrlichApr 22, 2022Hitchcock might have been, on his own admission, a rank amateur when he took his first stab at “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” But, he was working with an natural born pro. That would be Peter Lorre; here, in his first English language role, after fleeing Germany as the Nazis…
theriverjordanNov 5, 2025Truffaut: “In the construction as well as in the rigorous attention to detail, the remake (1956) is by far superior to the original (1934).”Hitchcock: “Let's say that the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional.”François…
noen - Feb 18, 2025
Early Hitchcock—somewhat stiff but engaging. 70+ minutes of suspense and mystery that works on some level, yet at the same time, it doesn't quite give anything. Of course, there is one masterful scene, but as a whole, it feels like it's experimenting with its own story, and…
werskuJul 24, 2018Peter Lorre had one of the best faces in cinema. Oh, also, the entire opera sequence is dope as hell.
Jamelle BouieJul 27, 2014A murder. A hidden clue. A kidnapping of a child to hush potential witnesses. Sounds great right? You bet it is. It's classic old school Alfred Hitchcock and it's one helluva lighting fast paced exciting thriller highlighted by a mesmerizing unforgettable performance from…
Todd Gaines - Sep 13, 2022
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and The French Dispatch borrowed heavily from two scenes in this one. GOD Peter Lorre smokes cigarettes cooler than anyone, including throughout the entire shoot out at the end.
Will MenakerSep 28, 2020An early Hitchcock film that contains noticeable flaws but still has ambition and heart. While a few technical aspects (such as the camerawork and the editing) are excellent at building suspense, there’s a couple of scenes that are weakly executed. Even so, the awkwardness…
sanJul 19, 2025The man who knew too much is a pretty damn good and brisk thriller which utilises its runtime in an effective manner and marks the start of the more suspenseful Hitchcock while marking his creativeness. The story revolves around a British couple who’s daughter is kidnapped…
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- Mauro Lopez lovedThe Man Who Knew Too Much
Obra que marca un antes y un después en el cine de espías británico, el filme llega después de dos fracasos comerciales de Hitchcock, cosa que lo reafirmó como director, su especie de escenas aceleradas y su innovación cinematográfica hacen de este filme, todo un clásico.
LukeJD is "meh" onThe Man Who Knew Too MuchLoved Peter Lorre in “M” but this is not that and the acting across the board does not hold up 89 years later (admittedly not a big critique)
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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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Director Alfred Hitchcock, who would remake the movie in 1956 with James Stewart, invests each scene with a blithe sense of fun.
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