The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

He’s on a mission so secret, even he doesn’t know about it.

1997•1h 34m•6.4/10

ComedyCrimeAction

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6.4/10(570)

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

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Production

Polar Films, Arnon Milchan Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Wallace Ritchie

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

James Ritchie

Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Lori

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Boris

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Daggenhurst

John Standing

John Standing

Embleton

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

Hawkins

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Ludmilla Kropotkin

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Barbara Ritchie

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Sergei

Cliff Parisi

Cliff Parisi

Uri

John Thomson

John Thomson

Dimitri

Janet Henfrey

Janet Henfrey

Ms. Goldstein

Terry O'Neill

Terry O'Neill

Spenser

Isabel Hernandez

Consuela

Donald Pickering

Donald Pickering

Sir Duncan

Venetia Barrett

Sir Duncan's Wife

Terence Harvey

Terence Harvey

Herr Schuster

Cate Fowler

Cate Fowler

Frau Schuster

Richard Dixon

Richard Dixon

Rupert

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