The Man Who Knew Too Much

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1-Jun-1956)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writers: Charles Bennett; John Michael Hayes; D. B. Wyndham-Lewis

Music: Bernard Herrmann

Keywords: Thriller, Morocco, Murder Witness, Kidnapping, Assassination

The McKenna's vacation in Morocco becomes a nightmare when a Frenchman is killed in the restaurant in which they are dining, the dying man using his last breaths to whisper details of an assassination plot to McKenna. Conspirators kidnap the McKenna's son to ensure their silence. Paramount remake of the British The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), also by Hitchcock. Won Oscar for Best Original Song, "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)", which became Doris Day's signature song.

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Hillary Brooke Actor 8-Sep-1914 25-May-1999 The Woman in Green

Doris Day Actor 3-Apr-1922 13-May-2019 The Man Who Knew Too Much

Daniel Gélin Actor 19-May-1921 29-Nov-2002 Rendezvous in July

Carolyn Jones Actor 28-Apr-1929 3-Aug-1983 Morticia on The Addams Family

Bernard Miles Actor 27-Sep-1907 14-Jun-1991 Founder of the Mermaid Theatre, London

Alan Mowbray Actor 18-Aug-1896 25-Mar-1969 Founding member, Screen Actors Guild

Jimmy Stewart Actor 20-May-1908 2-Jul-1997 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Ralph Truman Actor 7-May-1900 15-Oct-1977 Quo Vadis

Richard Wattis Actor 25-Feb-1912 1-Feb-1975 English comic actor

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