The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie film Q486826
The Man Who Knew Too Much
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Summary

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,034 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Alfred Hitchcock[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes[4], Charles Bennett[5]
  • Composer: Bernard Herrmann[6]
  • Genre: crime film[7], mystery film[8], drama film[9], political thriller film[10], crime drama film[11], thriller film[12], psychological thriller film[13], spy film[14], film noir[15], psychological drama film[16], crime thriller film[17]
  • Based on: The Man Who Knew Too Much[18]
  • Cast member: James Stewart[19], Doris Day[20], Brenda De Banzie[21], Bernard Miles[22], Alan Mowbray[23], Hillary Brooke[24], Christopher Olsen[25], Daniel Gélin[26], Reggie Nalder[27], Carolyn Jones[28], Richard Wattis[29], George Howe[30], Noel Willman[31], Ralph Truman[32]
  • Producer: Alfred Hitchcock[33]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[34]
  • Director of photography: Robert Burks[35]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
  • Commons category: The Man Who Knew Too Much[37]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[38]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[39], 88%[40], 76/100[41]
  • Color: color[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1956[44], October 11, 1956[45], April 29, 1956[46], May 16, 1956[47], May 22, 1956[48], June 1, 1956[49]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[50], Netflix[51]
  • Narrative location: London[52], Marrakesh[53]
  • Filming location: Morocco[54], Marrakesh[55]
  • Film editor: George Tomasini[56]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Man Who Knew Too Much include The Boy Who Knew Too Much[57], a television series episode[58], directed by Jeffrey Lynch[59]; The Man Who Grew Too Much[60], a television series episode[61], directed by Matthew Schofield[62]; and The Dad Who Knew Too Little[63], a television series episode[64], directed by Mark Kirkland[65].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Knew Too Much has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

Entities named for it include The Boy Who Knew Too Much[57], a television series episode[58], directed by Jeffrey Lynch[59]; The Man Who Grew Too Much[60], a television series episode[61], directed by Matthew Schofield[62]; and The Dad Who Knew Too Little[63], a television series episode[64], directed by Mark Kirkland[65].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Stopklatka. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . cinemarx.ro. Retrieved . cinemarx.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Stopklatka. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Stopklatka. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Stopklatka. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'eml', 'en',
    Ampas collections film id → W070848
    Sitelink count → 46
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 29d ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → London, Marrakech
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Narrative location: Marrakech, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790087625155"
  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 49470
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 49470, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 10513
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 10513, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 27076
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  6. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 412
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14587: 412, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296262221|知りすぎていた男 (#296262221)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'ma"
  7. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-man-who-knew-too-much
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: the-man-who-knew-too-much, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295967358|THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (#295967358)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
  8. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Henry Bumstead
    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1956-10-11T00:00:00Z, +1956-04-29T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → John Michael Hayes, Charles Bennett
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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