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The Man Who Knew Too Much (Enhanced Edition) 1934 | 
 enlarge | Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actor: Leslie Banks, Edna Best Peter Lorre
Studio: Triad Productions Corporation
Category: DVD
Buy New: $24.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 27174
Format: Full Screen, Surround Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
UPC: 883629568119
EAN: 0883629568119
ASIN: B001B8C9UO
Release Date: June 17, 2008
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The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period. The plot concerns a British couple on vacation in Switzerland, who witness the assassination of a spy. Before dying, the spy passes on to them some vital information. In order to maintain their silence, a group kidnaps their daughter. After following a series of leads, the couple discovers that the group intends to assassinate a European ambassador during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Peter Lorre was unable to speak English at the time of filming (a Jew, he had fled from Nazi Germany only recently), and learned his lines phonetically. The shootout at the end of the film was based on the Sidney Street Siege, a real-life incident which took place in London on 3 January 1911. Hitchcock hired composer Arthur Benjamin to write a piece of music especially for the climactic scene at Royal Albert Hall. The music, known as the Storm Clouds cantata.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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 You better own The Man!!! He Knows Too Much!!! August 2, 2008
Betsy Reber
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
A masterpiece is reworked an updated by Hitch, the result?... another masterpiece! "The Man Who Knew Too Much" is a magnificent remake of his earlier work from the 30's. It stars Doris Day and Jimmy Stewart as parents desperate to get their child back from kidnappers, but must also prevent an assassination. Whew!, who else could handle that?
The film is pure Hitch. The edge of your seat suspense, the trademark staircase scene, the brillant camera angles, and all the special touches that make it definitive Hitch. The famous scene at the Albert Hall concert is one of the most chilling in film history. No matter how often it's viewed, your heart is in your throat waiting for the clash of those cymbals. Hitch has that way of always making the viewer want to warn the characters that something sinister is about to take place. You want to yell.."Now Doris..NOW!"
Doris sings her beautiful rendition of "Que Sera, Sera"(a wonderful treat), and the exotic location of French Morocco and Bernard Hermann's score also add greatly to this fine thriller.
Looking for Hitch: ... taking in the sights in Morocco. Be careful Hitch!... there's going to be a murder!
The film is perfection. Only the master himself could have made it even better then the original classic.
A must have for your Hitch collection....enjoy...
 Poor sound & picture quality August 2, 2008
John L. Lyons (Auburn, AL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This DVD's poor sound & picture quality made it unwatchable. I returned this product for a refund.
A good production and overall quality production July 16, 2008
L. Tea
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
With a digitally enhanced picture and sound, this production of The Man Who Knew Too Much is top knotch.
The Man Who Knew Too Much is one of many movies that have been plagued by dollar store transfers and bargain bin sound quality. Thanks to Triad Productions, those days are over. This is a production that is worthy of a big screen HDTV with a surround sound system.
Hitckcock is "The Man" with this Masterful Movie July 13, 2008
Resident
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The "Master of Suspense", Alfred Hitchcock, hits another bullseye with his 1956 production of "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Purists have been known to complain that they prefer Hitchcock's original 1934 version of the story to the lavish, widescreen, color version starring James Stewart and Doris Day, but if viewed side by side, both films stand on their own as classic Hitchcock.
The 1956 "Man" unfolds like a beautiful book, methodically, deliberately, and compellingly. Stewart plays an American doctor and Day is his wife, a retired singer. They are vacationing with their young son, Hank, in Morocco, when they become embroiled in an International incident involving a planned assasination. Their son is kidnapped and taken to London. Day and Stewart follow, where they attempt to get some answers and to locate their son, on their own, without the help offered by Scotland Yard. The film reaches it's exciting climax during a concert at Albert Hall in which Day suddenly realizes what is about to occur.
Without giving away some of the intricate plot twists and turns, "The Man Who Knew Too Much" is like a breathtaking ride on a state of the art rollercoaster. You cannot help but get caught up in the plight of Stewart and Day.
James Stewart and Doris Day seem like a real married couple, so easy and comfortable is their onscreen chemistry. They banter and interact convincingly but there is also a strong indication that there may be some tensions lurking beneath the outer veneer. Both actors play their roles with expertise and Day, in particular, shows range and versatility in her performance, being especially memorable in the justly celebrated Albert Hall scene and in an earlier scene when Stewart informs her that their son has been kidnapped. The growing realization as to what he is telling her is reflected in Day's facial reactions.
Hitchcock has once again assembled a first-rate cast of supporting players including his long time musical collaborator, Bernard Herrmann, who appears onscreen for the first time, playing himself while conducting an original piece of music during the Albert Hall sequence. The team of Livingston and Evans composed a song for Day to sing to her son as part of the plot. The tune, "Whatever Will Be, Will Be"(Que Sera, Sera), became a megahit, selling millions of records, winning an Oscar as best song and becoming one of Day's signature tunes. It plays an intricate role in the storyline, being introduced naturally and being reprised as part of the picture's denouement.
The queues that formed at box-offices all over the world when "The Man Who Knew Too Much" opened in the summer of 1956, were a tribute to the talents of Hitchcock, Day, and Stewart, and to the public's continuing fascination with quality entertainment. To this day, the film remains one of Hitchcock's best films from his 1950's period. A movie that is well worth viewing.
The Original with Peter Lorre is the one to own July 5, 2008
Edward (Hollywood)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.
Hitchcock remade the film in 1956 for Paramount Pictures, the only one of his films that he ever remade. The two films are however very different in tone, in setting, and in many plot details.
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