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The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock for Gaumont British. Starring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre, it was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.
Hitchcock remade the film in 1956, with James Stewart and Doris Day in leading roles. The two films are very similar in tone and plot, with significant modifications.
Hitchcock remade the film in 1956, with James Stewart and Doris Day in leading roles. The two films are very similar in tone and plot, with significant modifications.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1956 American mystery thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. It is a remake of Hitchcock's own 1934 film of the same name, with a similar but significantly altered plot.In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1966), in response to fellow 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."The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Que Sera, Sera", sung by Doris Day. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on April 29, 1956.PlotAn American family – Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife, popular singer Jo Conway, and their son Hank – are vacationing in French Morocco. Traveling from Casablanca to Marrakesh, they meet Frenchman Louis Bernard. He seems friendly, but Jo is suspicious of his many questions and evasive answers.