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The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934

Alfred Hitchcock

Leslie Banks, Peter Lorre, Edna Best, Frank Vosper ...

6.5

5,454

Mystery Hitchcocks first and arguably superior production of the same story he retold in 1956 with James Stewart and Doris Day, and critics continue to argue the films merits versus its successor. An English couple on holiday in Switzerland find themselves embroiled in an international plot to assassinate a foreign dignitary when the husband overhears the secret and their daughter is kidnapped. This taut, suspenseful thriller is aided by the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"The Man Who Knew Too Much remains an underrated gem from Hitchcock — one that may not stand alongside his most venerated classics, but one that shows the power of a really good villain"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"This is a suberbly structured thriller whose excellence is aided and abetted by a spirited cast"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Vintage Hitchcock, with sheer wit and verve masking an implausible plot."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune	"Although the film is fast and consistently clever, it is more deeply flawed than any other Hitchcock film of the period, failing to find a thematic connection between its imaginative set pieces."	POS
United States	Pauline Kael The New Yorker	"Although the photography and lighting are inferior according to Hollywood standards, the film is an interesting example of technical ingenuity as well as an absorbing melodrama"	POS

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