The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

11/14/1997 (US) • 1h 34m

Comedy, Crime, Action

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Bill Murray

Wallace Ritchie

Peter Gallagher

James Ritchie

Richard Wilson

Daggenhurst

Geraldine James

Ludmilla Kropotkin

Anna Chancellor

Barbara Ritchie


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$20,000,000.00

Revenue

$13,801,755.00

Keywords

london, england

helicopter

sibling relationship

based on novel or book

escape

bomb

sex scandal

time bomb

mistaken identity

political assassination

agent

american abroad

timer

screwball comedy

american in the uk

assassination attempt

spy ring

peace treaty

bomb threat

post cold war

simpleton

political conspiracy

international espionage

matryoshka

russian dancers

bumbling criminals

hitmen

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