The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!

1956•2h 1m•7.4/10

ThrillerMystery

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7.4/10(2K)

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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Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Ben McKenna

Doris Day

Doris Day

Jo McKenna

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Lucy Drayton

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Edward Drayton

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

Buchanan

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Louis Bernard

Mogens Wieth

Mogens Wieth

Ambassador

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Val Parnell

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Jan Peterson

Christopher Olsen

Christopher Olsen

Hank McKenna

Reggie Nalder

Reggie Nalder

Rien

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Assistant Manager

Noel Willman

Noel Willman

Woburn

Alix Talton

Alix Talton

Helen Parnell

Yves Brainville

Yves Brainville

Police Inspector

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Cindy Fontaine

Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann

Conductor at Albert Hall (uncredited)

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

Handyman (uncredited)

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Taxidermist (uncredited)

Frank Atkinson

Frank Atkinson

Edgar (uncredited)

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