The Wrong Man

1956 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie film Q472390
The Wrong Man
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The Wrong Man

Summary

The Wrong Man is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wrong Man's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Wrong Man was directed by Alfred Hitchcock[4].
  • Maxwell Anderson wrote the screenplay for The Wrong Man[5].
  • Angus MacPhail wrote the screenplay for The Wrong Man[6].
  • The Wrong Man's composer is recorded as Bernard Herrmann[7].
  • The Wrong Man's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Wrong Man's genre is film noir[9].
  • The Wrong Man's genre is trial film[10].
  • The Wrong Man's genre is crime film[11].
  • The Wrong Man's genre is film based on literature[12].
  • The Wrong Man's genre is docudrama[13].
  • The Wrong Man's genre is crime drama film[14].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Henry Fonda[15].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Vera Miles[16].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Anthony Quayle[17].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Harold J. Stone[18].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Nehemiah Persoff[19].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Tarzan Cooper[20].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Alfred Hitchcock[21].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Doreen Lang[22].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Norma Connolly[23].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Esther Minciotti[24].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Frances Reid[25].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Charles Aidman[26].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Man was Werner Klemperer[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Herbert Coleman[28] and Alfred Hitchcock[29]. The Wrong Man was directed by Alfred Hitchcock[4]. Screenwriters include Maxwell Anderson[5] and Angus MacPhail[6]. Cast members include Henry Fonda[15], Vera Miles[16], Anthony Quayle[17], Harold J. Stone[18], Nehemiah Persoff[19], and Tarzan Cooper[20].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1956[30] and January 26, 1957[31]. The original language of The Wrong Man was English[32]. Genres include drama film[8], film noir[9], trial film[10], crime film[11], film based on literature[12], and docudrama[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Reception

Reviews include 8.1/10[34], 93%[35], and 83/100[36].

Why It Matters

The Wrong Man has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 SID0032892
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14567]]: SID0032892, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783189962265"
  2. 6d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 the-wrong-man
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: the-wrong-man, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295962204|THE WRONG MAN (#295962204)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema r"
  3. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Paul Sylbert
    Publication date +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1957-01-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+101'}
    + 32 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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