The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

05/16/1956 (US) • 2h

Thriller, Mystery

A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!

Overview

A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart

Dr. Ben McKenna

Doris Day

Jo McKenna

Brenda De Banzie

Lucy Drayton

Bernard Miles

Edward Drayton

Ralph Truman

Buchanan

Daniel Gélin

Louis Bernard

Mogens Wieth

Ambassador

Alan Mowbray

Val Parnell

Hillary Brooke

Jan Peterson


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,200,000.00

Revenue

$11,300,000.00

Keywords

london, england

assassination

espionage

spy

scotland yard

bus

paranoia

morocco

remake

conspiracy

whodunit

british spy

american

political intrigue 

physician

frenchman

assassination attempt

cymbals

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