# The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

> A holidaying British couple races from a Swiss murder clue to a London concert where their kidnapped daughter and a foreign dignitary's life hang in the balance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3983

## Facts

- Runtime: 76 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre Fresnay, Cicely Oates
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025452/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, urgent, melodramatic, classic movie night, hitchcock retrospective

## Synopsis

A thrilling race against time unfolds as a father fights to save his kidnapped daughter and prevent a political assassination.

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