Back Човекът, който знаеше твърде много (филм, 1934) Bulgarian Der Mann, der zuviel wusste (1934) German Ο άνθρωπος που ήξερε πολλά Greek L'uomo che sapeva troppo (film 1934) EML The Man Who Knew Too Much Esperanto El hombre que sabía demasiado (película de 1934) Spanish The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934ko filma) Basque مردی که زیاد میدانست (فیلم ۱۹۳۴) Persian Mies joka tiesi liikaa (vuoden 1934 elokuva) Finnish L'Homme qui en savait trop (film, 1934) French
| The Man Who Knew Too Much | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Produced by | Michael Balcon (uncredited) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant |
| Edited by | Hugh Stewart |
| Music by | Arthur Benjamin |
| Distributed by | Gaumont-British Picture Corporation |
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Running time | 75 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £40,000 (estimated)[2] |
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre, and released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.
The film is Hitchcock's first film using this title and was followed later with his own 1956 film using the same name featuring a significantly different plot and script with some modifications. The second film featured James Stewart and Doris Day, and was made for Paramount Pictures. The two films are very similar in tone. In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), in response to 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." However, some critics have concluded that Hitchcock’s statement should not be taken at face value.[1][3][4]
The 1934 film has nothing except the title in common with G. K. Chesterton's 1922 book of the same name. Hitchcock decided to use the title because he held the film rights for some of the stories in the book.[1][5]
- ^ a b c "Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)". Brenton Film. 19 November 2019.
- ^ Montagu, Ivor (Summer 1980). "Working with Hitchcock". Sight and Sound. 49 (3): 189. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Coe, Jonathan (9 June 2005). "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Sight and Sound. Archived from the original on 8 January 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Truffaut, Francois; Hitchcock, Alfred; Scott, Helen G. (2 October 1985). Hitchcock. Simon & Schuster. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-6716-0429-5.
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