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The man who knew too much / a Universal release ; screenplay by John Michael Hayes ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 28307 | Universal Studios Home Entertainment19379 | Universal Studios Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Series: Alfred Hitchcock masterpiecePublisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 1417058862
  • 9781417058860
  • 1417059168
  • 9781417059164
  • 9780783229461
  • 0783229461
Other title:
  • At head of title: Alfred Hitchcock's The man who knew too much
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Special features: The making of The man who knew too much -- Production photographs -- Re-release trailer -- Language: English Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; French Dolby digital 2.0 mono -- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish.
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann.
Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman.Summary: Story of a doctor touring Morocco with his wife and child who accidentally becomes involved in an anarchist plot to assassinate a foreign diplomat in London.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Man who Available 33111004846008
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD New DRAMA MAN WHO Available 33111010005284
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The debate still rages as to whether Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much is superior to his own original 1934 version. This two-hour remake (45 minutes longer than the first film) features more stars, a lusher budget, and the plaintive music of Bernard Herrmann (who appears on-camera, typecast as a symphony conductor). Though the locale of the opening scenes shifts from Switzerland to French Morocco in the newer version, the basic plot remains the same. American tourists James Stewart and Doris Day are witness to the street killing of a Frenchman (Daniel Gelin) they've recently befriended. Before breathing his last, the murder victim whispers a secret to Stewart (the Cinemascope lens turns this standard closeup into a truly grotesque vignette). Stewart knows that a political assassination will occur during a concert at London's Albert Hall, but is unable to tell the police: his son (a daughter in the original) has been kidnapped by foreign agents to insure Stewart's silence. The original script for Man Who Knew too Much was expanded and updated by John Michael Hayes and Angus McPhail. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; digitally remastered.

Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1).

English or French dialogue; with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman.

Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Bernard Herrmann.

Title from title screen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.

Based on a story by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham-Lewis.

Bonus materials include "The making of The Man Who Knew Too Much", production photographs, trailers and production notes.

For private home use only.

MPAA rating: PG.

Story of a doctor touring Morocco with his wife and child who accidentally becomes involved in an anarchist plot to assassinate a foreign diplomat in London.

Special features: The making of The man who knew too much -- Production photographs -- Re-release trailer -- Language: English Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; French Dolby digital 2.0 mono -- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish.

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