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The Resource The man who knew too much, Janus Films ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment ; Gaumont British Picture Corpn. Ltd. presents ; [story] by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham Lewis ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; scenario, Edwin Greenwood and A.R. Rawlinson ; producer, Michael Balcon

The man who knew too much, Janus Films ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment ; Gaumont British Picture Corpn. Ltd. presents ; [story] by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham Lewis ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; scenario, Edwin Greenwood and A.R. Rawlinson ; producer, Michael Balcon

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"An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Besides affirming Hitchcock's genius, it gave the brilliant Peter Lorre his first English-speaking role, as slithery villain. With its tension and gallows humor, it's pure Hitchcock, and it set the tone for such films as The 39 steps and The Lady Vanishes."--Back of container
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  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (75 min.)
Note
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934
  • Special features: New high-definition digital restoration; new audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp; Interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; The illustrated Hitchcock, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock from 1972; Audio excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock; Restoration demonstration; Booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
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9781604656800
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The man who knew too much
Title
The man who knew too much
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Janus Films ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment ; Gaumont British Picture Corpn. Ltd. presents ; [story] by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham Lewis ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; scenario, Edwin Greenwood and A.R. Rawlinson ; producer, Michael Balcon
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  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Besides affirming Hitchcock's genius, it gave the brilliant Peter Lorre his first English-speaking role, as slithery villain. With its tension and gallows humor, it's pure Hitchcock, and it set the tone for such films as The 39 steps and The Lady Vanishes."--Back of container
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Man who knew too much (Motion picture : 1934)
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Credits note
Photography, Curt Courant ; art direction, Alfred Junge ; editor, H. St. C. Stewart ; music, Arthur Benjamin ; musical director, Louis Levy
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.M36 2013
PerformerNote
Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre Fresney, Cicely Oates, D.A. Clarke Smith, George Curzon, Henry Oscar
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  • 1899-1980
  • 1899-1995
  • 1891-1969
  • 1896-1977
  • 1890-1952
  • 1900-1974
  • 1899-1937
  • 1888-1971
  • 1919-2015
  • 1897-1975
  • 1888-1934
  • 1888-1959
  • 1898-1976
  • 1891-1969
  • 1910-2011
  • 1893-1960
  • 1894-1957
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  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • Bennett, Charles
  • Lewis, D. B. Wyndham
  • Greenwood, Edwin
  • Rawlinson, A. R.
  • Balcon, Michael
  • Banks, Leslie
  • Best, Edna
  • Lorre, Peter
  • Vosper, Frank
  • Wakefield, Hugh
  • Pilbeam, Nova
  • Fresnay, Pierre
  • Oates, Cicely
  • Clarke-Smith, D. A.
  • Curzon, George
  • Oscar, Henry
  • Courant, Curt
  • Junge, Alfred
  • Stewart, Hugh
  • Benjamin, Arthur
  • Levy, Louis
  • Nehme, Farran Smith
  • Janus Films
  • Janus Films
  • ITV Studios
  • Gaumont British Picture Corp
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
75
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
643
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  • British
  • Espionage, British
  • Conspiracies
  • Attempted assassination
  • Kidnapping
  • Attempted assassination
  • British
  • Conspiracies
  • Espionage, British
  • Kidnapping
  • Switzerland
Technique
live action
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The man who knew too much, Janus Films ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment ; Gaumont British Picture Corpn. Ltd. presents ; [story] by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham Lewis ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; scenario, Edwin Greenwood and A.R. Rawlinson ; producer, Michael Balcon
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Note
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934
  • Special features: New high-definition digital restoration; new audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp; Interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; The illustrated Hitchcock, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock from 1972; Audio excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock; Restoration demonstration; Booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Accompanying material
1 booklet (16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn815302079
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (75 min.)
Isbn
9781604656800
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515101714
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2221D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The man who knew too much, Janus Films ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment ; Gaumont British Picture Corpn. Ltd. presents ; [story] by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham Lewis ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; scenario, Edwin Greenwood and A.R. Rawlinson ; producer, Michael Balcon
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934
  • Special features: New high-definition digital restoration; new audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp; Interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; The illustrated Hitchcock, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock from 1972; Audio excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock; Restoration demonstration; Booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Accompanying material
1 booklet (16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn815302079
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (75 min.)
Isbn
9781604656800
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515101714
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2221D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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