The man who knew too much /

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 fir...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Man who knew too much (Motion picture : 1934)
Corporate Authors:	Gaumont British Picture Corp, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Director), Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995 (Screenwriter), Lewis, D. B. Wyndham (Dominic Bevan Wyndham), 1891-1969 (Screenwriter), Lorre, Peter (Actor), Banks, Leslie, 1890-1952 (Actor), Best, Edna, 1900-1974 (Actor), Vosper, Frank, 1899-1937 (Actor), Wakefield, Hugh, 1888-1971 (Actor), Pilbeam, Nova, 1919-, Fresney, Pierre, Oates, Cicely, 1888-1934, Courant, Curt, Benjamin, Arthur, 1893-1960 (composer (expression))
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English dialogue with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2013]
Series:	Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 643.
Subjects:	British > Switzerland > Drama. Espionage, British > Drama. Conspiracies > Drama. Attempted assassination > Drama. Kidnapping > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Detective and mystery films.

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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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1934. Special features: audio commentary ; interview with Guillermo del Toro ; illustrated Hitchcock, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock from 1972 ; audio excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock ; restoration demonstration ; booklet featuring and essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 (1.33:1) aspect ratio, PCM mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Curt Courant ; editor, Hugh Stewart ; music, Arthur Benjamin.
ISBN:	9781604656794 1604656794