The Man Who Knew Too Much

"Knowledge can be a deadly thing."

Mar 21 1935 Approved 1h 15m
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

Plot

While holidaying in Switzerland, Bob Lawrence and his wife Jill are asked by a dying friend, Louis Bernard, to get information hidden in his room to the British Consulate. They obtain the information, but when they deny having it their daughter Betty is kidnapped. It turns out that Louis was a Foreign Office spy and the information has to do with the assassination of a foreign dignitary. Having managed to trace his daughter's kidnappers back to London, Bob learns that the assassination will take place during a concert at the Albert Hall. It is left to Jill, however, to stop the assassination.

Written by

Charles Bennett, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Edwin Greenwood

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Languages

Italiano, Français, English, Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
22,219
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA