The Man Who Knew Too Much
Story of an American family on holiday in Morocco who become involved with international agents and who eventually prevent the killing of a foreign statesmen.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dr Ben McKenna James Stewart
- Jo McKenna Doris Day
- Lucy Drayton Brenda De Banzie
- Edward Drayton Bernard Miles
- Inspector Buchanan Ralph Truman
- Louis Bernard Daniel Gélin
- ambassador Mogens Wieth
- Val Parnell Alan Mowbray
- Jan Peterson Hillary Brooke
- Hank McKenna Christopher Olsen
- Rien, the assassin Reggie Nalder
- assistant manager, Royal Albert Hall Richard Wattis
- Woburn, Special Branch Noel Willman
- Helen Parnell Alix Talton
- police inspector Yves Brainville
- Cindy Fontaine Carolyn Jones
- orchestra, "Storm Cloud Cantata" London Symphony Orchestra
- choir, "Storm Cloud Cantata" Covent Garden Chorus
- soloist, "Storm Cloud Cantata" Barbara Howitt
- [Edna] Betty Baskcomb
- [Arab] Abdelhaq Chraibi
- [chauffeur] Leo Gordon
- [English handyman] Pat Aherne
- [French policeman] Louis Mercier
- [French policeman] Anthony Warde
- [Bernard's girl] Gladys Holland
- [Arab woman] Mahin Shahrivar
- [guard] Milton Frome
- [workman in taxidermist's shop] Frank Atkinson
- [workman in taxidermist's shop] John Barrard
- [lady in audience] Naida Buckingham
- [Ambrose Chappell Jr] Richard Wordsworth
- [man watching acrobats] Alfred Hitchcock
- [orchestra conductor] Bernard Herrmann
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Assistant Director Howard Joslin
Production
- © Filwite Productions
- Production Company Paramount Pictures
- Associate Producer Herbert Coleman
Writing
- Screenplay by John Michael Hayes
- [Screenplay] Angus Macphail
- Based on a story by Charles Bennett
- Based on a story by D.B. Wyndham-Lewis
Photography
- Director of Photography Robert Burks
- Technicolor Colour Consultant Richard Mueller
Special Effects
- Special Photographic Effects John P. Fulton
- Process Photography Farciot Edouart
Editing
- Edited by George Tomasini
Design
- Art Direction Hal Pereira
- Art Direction Henry Bumstead
- Set Decoration Sam Comer
- Set Decoration Arthur Krams
Costumes
- Costumes Edith Head
- [Costumes] Phyllis Dalton
Make-up
- Make-up Supervision Wally Westmore
Music
- Music Scored by/Conducted by Bernard Herrmann
- Songs by Jay Livingston
- Songs by Ray Evans
- "Storm Cloud Cantata" by Arthur Benjamin
- "Storm Cloud Cantata" by D.B. Wyndham-Lewis
- Music performed by London Symphony Orchestra
- "Storm Cloud Cantata" Performed by Covent Garden Chorus
- "Storm Cloud Cantata" Soloist Barbara Howitt
- "Storm Cloud Cantata" Conducted by Bernard Herrmann
Sound
- Sound Recording by Paul Franz
- Sound Recording by Gene Garvin
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Connie Willis
- Technical Adviser Abdelhaq Chraibi