The Man Who Knew Too Much
“A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!”
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
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Cast
95 people
James Stewart
Ben McKenna
Known for
Rear Window
Vertigo
Doris Day
Jo McKenna
Known for
Pillow Talk
Calamity Jane
Brenda De Banzie
Lucy Drayton
Known for
The Pink Panther
Hobson's Choice
Bernard Miles
Edward Drayton
Known for
Great Expectations
Moby Dick
Ralph Truman
Buchanan
Known for
Henry V
Treasure Island
Daniel Gélin
Louis Bernard
Known for
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Mogens Wieth
Ambassador
Known for
For freedom and justice
The Tales of Hoffmann
Alan Mowbray
Val Parnell
Known for
Terror by Night
My Man Godfrey
Hillary Brooke
Jan Peterson
Known for
The Woman in Green
Ministry of Fear
Christopher Olsen
Hank McKenna
Known for
Bigger Than Life
The Tarnished Angels
Reggie Nalder
Rien
Known for
Salem's Lot
Mark of the Devil
Richard Wattis
Assistant Manager
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
Hobson's Choice
Alfred Hitchcock Director · John Michael Hayes Screenplay Charles Bennett Story
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $1.2M · United States release May 16, 1956
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$11,300,000
Gross vs. budget
9.4×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
France · April 29, 1956
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · May 16, 1956
Theatrical
United States
May 22, 1956 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
June 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Australia
August 16, 1956 · Theatrical
Austria
December 7, 1956 · Theatrical
November 16, 1962 · Theatrical · Re-release
Belgium
November 2, 1956 · Theatrical
July 26, 1968 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
June 25, 1956 · Premiere
January 27, 2000 · TV
Canada
May 16, 1956 · Theatrical
March 6, 2001 · Physical · DVD
October 31, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-Ray
Denmark
July 25, 1958 · Theatrical
November 30, 1962 · Theatrical · Re-release
Finland
August 3, 1956 · Theatrical
July 19, 1968 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
October 5, 1956 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 18106
February 12, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
October 10, 1956 · Theatrical · West Germany
August 13, 1999 · Digital
Greece
June 7, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
January 17, 1957 · Theatrical
Italy
September 6, 1956 · Theatrical
Japan
July 26, 1956 · Theatrical
February 18, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
November 8, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 27, 1956 · Theatrical
March 1, 1984 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
February 7, 2003 · TV · Net 5
July 26, 2007 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
December 31, 1956 · Theatrical
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
November 1, 1956 · Theatrical
February 22, 1985 · Theatrical · re-release
April 11, 2018 · Physical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
South Africa
July 5, 1956 · Theatrical
Spain
July 25, 1960 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 23, 1956 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 17, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 21, 1956 · Theatrical
January 10, 1984 · Physical · VHS
September 12, 2001 · Physical · DVD
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