The Wrong Man

Dec 22, 1956

1h 45m

★ 7.1

HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!

Overview

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Manny Balestrero

Henry Fonda

Rose Balestrero

Vera Miles

Frank D. O'Connor

Anthony Quayle

Detective Lt. Bowers

Harold J. Stone

Detective Matthews

Charles Cooper

Tomasini

John Heldabrand

Mama Balestrero

Esther Minciotti

Ann James

Doreen Lang

Constance Willis

Laurinda Barrett

Betty Todd

Norma Connolly

Gene Conforti

Nehemiah Persoff

Olga Conforti

Lola D'Annunzio

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