The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

2000

0h 34m

6.9(9 votes)

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Overview

The making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'.

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6 members

Directing

Alfred Hitchcock

Self (archive footage)

Acting

James Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Doris Day

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Patricia Hitchcock

Self

Art

Henry Bumstead

Self

Production

Herbert Coleman

Self

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