The Man Who Knew Too Much

May 16, 1956

2h 0m

★ 7.4

A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Dr. Ben McKenna

James Stewart

Jo McKenna

Doris Day

Lucy Drayton

Brenda De Banzie

Edward Drayton

Bernard Miles

Buchanan

Ralph Truman

Louis Bernard

Daniel Gélin

Ambassador

Mogens Wieth

Val Parnell

Alan Mowbray

Jan Peterson

Hillary Brooke

Hank McKenna

Christopher Olsen

Rien

Reggie Nalder

Assistant Manager

Richard Wattis

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

6.1

Sleepless

Jan 5, 2001

An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

6.2

4bia

Apr 24, 2008

Four directors create short films based on unique fears involving a lonely woman, a princess's corpse, a haunted camping trip and a cursed manuscript.

5.5

Ripley Under Ground

Nov 6, 2005

After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers up the crime and tries to keep the friend's name alive in order to exploit his legacy and reap millions in the process.

6.0

Dirty War

Sep 26, 2004

After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack.

7.4

Sorcerer

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6.8

Unthinkable

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The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.

3.0

Young and Wild

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5.5

The Traitors

May 1, 1962

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4.6

The Mask of Diijon

Mar 11, 1946

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10.0

The Night before Pearl Harbor

Mar 9, 1968

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10.0

Secret Assignment

Jun 17, 1967

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6.8

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