This is a suberbly structured thriller whose excellence is aided and abetted by a spirited cast.
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03/27/09
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Hitchcock's first version of this dramatic and complex tale of espionage, kidnapping, and family relationships. When a father intercepts a secret message of a murdered man, his daughter is... [More]
Starring: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Reviews for The Man Who Knew Too Much
1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticVintage Hitchcock, with sheer wit and verve masking an implausible plot.
06/24/06
Top CriticFull of suspense, hijinks and that particular brand of gallows humour that can only be described as 'Hitchcockian'.
05/24/03
Top CriticAn unusually fine dramatic story handled excellently from a production standpoint.
03/26/09
Top CriticDirected with a fascinating staccato violence by Alfred Hitchcock, it is the swiftest screen melodrama this column can recall.
08/08/06
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