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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956),
Director: Alfred Hitchcock, rated PG
A little
knowledge can be a deadly thing!
  Starring: James
Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Christopher
Olsen, Daniel Gélin, Reggie Nalder
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"You have muddled
everything from the start, taking that child with you from
Marrakesh.
Don't you realize that Americans dislike having their
children stolen?" - Ambassador
Why watch this?
This is every parent's worst nightmare - to have their child
taken hostage.
Plot Summary:
An American family, Ben and Jo McKenna and their young son,
Hank, are vacationing in Morocco when they encounter a disguised
French intelligence agent who is subsequently murdered. Before
he dies, the agent reveals details about an assassination plot
set to take place in London. To ensure the McKennas' silence,
the assassins kidnap Hank, forcing the parents to embark on a
desperate mission to save their son and prevent the
assassination themselves.
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Dad's Preview:
This is another Hitchcock master class in suspense. An American
couple, vacationing in French Morocco, has their son kidnapped after a dying secret agent divulges
important information to the boy's father. This puts into action
an intense game of cat and mouse. As the boy's desperate parents
cooperate for their child's safe return, we become aware of an
assassination plot at a London opera house. Stewart, as always,
carries the film, along with Hitch's steady direction. |
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