The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

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A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

• Released: 1956-05-16
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 1m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,635 votes

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Top cast

• James Stewart as Ben McKenna
• Doris Day as Jo McKenna
• Brenda De Banzie as Lucy Drayton
• Bernard Miles as Edward Drayton
• Ralph Truman as Buchanan
• Daniel Gélin as Louis Bernard
• Mogens Wieth as Ambassador
• Alan Mowbray as Val Parnell
• Hillary Brooke as Jan Peterson
• Christopher Olsen as Hank McKenna

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Where to watch The Man Who Knew Too Much

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• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Artiflix, Binge Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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