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The Man Who Knew Too Much (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Mystery & Suspense |
Format | NTSC, Subtitled, Black & White, Full Screen, Blu-ray, Widescreen |
Contributor | Peter Lorre, Alfred Hitchcock |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 15 minutes |
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Product Description
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 brilliance, it gave the brilliant Peter Lorre (M) his first English-speaking role, as a slithery villain. With its tension and gallows humor, it’s pure Hitchcock, and it set the tone for films like The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.82 ounces
- Item model number : CRRN2220BR
- Director : Alfred Hitchcock
- Media Format : NTSC, Subtitled, Black & White, Full Screen, Blu-ray, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Release date : January 15, 2013
- Actors : Peter Lorre
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Criterion Collection
- ASIN : B009RWRIP2
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #24,251 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #9,204 in Blu-ray
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Criterion just keeps proving to me why they are my favorite when it comes to classic films on blu ray. Cannot thank you enough for releasing this great classic on home video (finally).
Bravo!
This was Hitchcock's first version of the venerable spy story; he filmed it again in 1955 with James Stewart and Doris Day ( The Man Who Knew Too Much ). Fans argue about which is the better version, and the director himself preferred the later one, but I love them both equally. There's something truly charming about the earlier film, and it includes one great performance that doesn't have a correlative in the 1955 version.
The story is simple and straightforward: A British couple (lLeslie Banks and Edna Best) are on vacation in Switzerland with their young daughter (Nova Pilbeam) when the father accidentally learns a deadly secret from a dying man. A political VIP is about to be assassinated in London by a nasty ring of terrorists led by a vicious psychopath (Peter Lorre, giving the great performance I mentioned above). In order to keep the parents quiet about the plot, the villains kidnap the daughter, which leads to...well, see for yourself.
This was Peter Lorre's first performance in English, and he is truly memorable. Banks and Best are excellent, too, and the swift pace of the movie never lags. It's one of the Master's most enjoyable early works, paving the way for later gems like The 39 Steps and North By Northwest , and now Criterion has given us a reason to appreciate it even more. Highly recommended.
Now for that one little annoyance. There are no subtitles. As an American who can be easily confused by British accents, I generally employ closed captions or subtitles on British movies and TV shows. There’s even a credit in the accompanying booklet for “Subtitle Supervisor”! Nice work if you can get it, I guess. This is the reason for only 4 stars, although 4.5 would probably be more accurate. If subtitles don’t matter to you, consider this a 5 star review.
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Even though Hitchcock would later say that this early 1934 film of his was by a talented amateur & would go on to remake it over 20 years later, It still does have its charm.
It's plot simply is a vacationing family has their child kidnapped by a terrorist group in order to force the parents to aid in an assassination of an important public official. This terrorist group is simulator to the black hand, the group behind the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand which is believed by many to have been the spark that inginited World War 1.
In the film It is expected that this new Assassination will bring Europe once again to all out WAR. Remember this film is from 1934, 5 years before world war 2 actually began.
Peter Lorre is amazing in this film has the terrorist leader.