The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Cast

Alfred Hitchcock
as Man in the Raincoat Passing The Bus
Peter Lorre
as Abbott

Get more information about The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Crime Mystery Thriller

6.9 / 10

While holidaying in Switzerland, Lawrence and his wife Jill are asked by a dying friend, Louis Bernard, to get information hidden in his room to the British Consulate. They get the information, but when they deny having it, their daughter Betty is kidnapped. It turns out that Louis was a Foreign Office spy and the information has to do with the assassination of a foreign dignitary. Having managed to trace his daughter's kidnappers back to London, Lawrence learns that the assassination will take place during a concert at the Albert Hall. It is left to Jill, however, to stop the assassination.

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Comments on this trailer
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troynov1965

Just saw this movie , looks great !!! Wonderful job . - @Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:07 AM

Timothy Robbins

I like both versions of the film -- the 1934 and the 1956. I couldn't pick one over the other and see no reason why I should do so. It's a shame that this (a director filming two versions of the same story) is generally unfeasible. Musicians are luckier in this respect. Incidentally, Dick Cavett once interviewed Frank Capra, Robert Altman, Peter Boganovich and Mel Brooks on the same show. At one point one of the young directors laments that directors never get to do a movie twice. Oddly, Neither Capra no anyone else points out that Capra remade his "Lady for a Day" under the title "Pocket Full of Miracles." - @Saturday, September 1, 2018 2:27 PM

LeeDP

Great video 👍 ++ - @Thursday, August 30, 2018 8:54 PM

Henry Jones Jr.

These guys need to restore Star Wars lol - @Sunday, August 26, 2018 9:12 PM

rafrodr

Spoilers - @Tuesday, July 10, 2018 6:35 PM

rafrodr

Spoilers - @Tuesday, July 10, 2018 6:35 PM

The Chiptuner

It’s insane how much work goes into restoring these films, and something we take for granted when we watch them - @Wednesday, June 20, 2018 7:44 PM

Iain Botham

You're restored the film? Great! Now upload onto Youtube! - @Friday, December 1, 2017 6:15 AM

Pigmask Colonel

I just got through watching this film on Mill Creek Entertainment's horrible Hitchcock DVD collection; the video and audio was absolutely horrible. This, however, is brilliant. Thank you for doing this, Criterion! You're contributing a lot to the ongoing historical preservation of pictures like these. - @Tuesday, October 24, 2017 3:21 AM

AudioMobil

You're doing a great job in preserving pieces of movie history! - @Sunday, September 10, 2017 1:34 PM

Joseph Carl Breil

Very informative video. Thanks for your upload. - @Saturday, July 29, 2017 11:08 PM

EXITMUSIC2011

it looks great. What a job to have saving these old films. - @Monday, July 17, 2017 11:42 PM

realjohnhammond

The work you do is if uttermost importance so thank you thank you thank you! - @Saturday, March 18, 2017 6:33 PM

tripjet999

Should have removed all tobacco-drug use. KEEP SMOKING OUT OF THE MOVIES! - @Friday, December 23, 2016 3:48 PM

The Restoration of Dr Who

Do you think they would have doctor who films? Also this is a great video. - @Sunday, November 20, 2016 7:24 AM

truefilm

Fantastic work! Now how to store the huge digital files? On hard drives where data can become corrupt or unreadable? I guess archival quality 35mm prints (in this case full frame, 4 perf "Super 35mm"), using all available image space, still are the very best option for long term storage. Now about the sound? Noise, crackle and hum reduction algorithms - and any form of "enhancement" (=adding stuff like harmonic distortion and sub harmonics: the equivalent of PhotoShop image sharpening) that just isn't there in the original, but it sounds great) are becoming better and better as we speak - so any "restored" sound track would be obsolete in about 10 years from now because future software will work way better. I guess (just an idea) making a clean, separate (!) analog back up of the optical sound track with frame (sync) reference would be great, so it can be restored just like an image before being transferred into any digital audio workstation. I'm sure people already thought about that and are hopefully doing just that. Thanks for the upload - I love this stuff! Hats off to the dedicated expert craftsmen and film lovers! - @Friday, April 22, 2016 10:40 PM

EJA91506

wetgate printers use chemical solvents, not water... - @Monday, September 28, 2015 5:40 PM

classicfilm

This is the superior version of Hitchcock's Man Who Knew Too Much films. This may not have had the budget or the star-drawing power of Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day but for sheer story-telling and entertainment value alone, the 1934 version is better. - @Saturday, August 15, 2015 11:38 AM

AssOnAPlate187

Man, I would love to see you guys restore some original WWII footage. All the "High Definition" war footage I see is just upscaled, fake-colored, stretched/cropped garbage with a false foley soundtrack laid on top of it. - @Saturday, August 8, 2015 10:43 PM

Peter Solomon

I own a number of Criterion restored/ remastered feature films. To be sure, I'm with all lovers of classic or historical film in being grateful for Criterion preserving select film and making it commercially available. However, we should not think Criterion are the only company undertaking this work; and neither are the laws that govern sales of Criterion products free from useless politics. In a "post film world" digital film restoration is an inevitable enterprise that has been elevated to an art form. Most countries have national archives that are underfunded and understaffed; archives that given half reasonable budgets would waste no time in digitally restoring and preserving their cultural heritage. Martin Scorsese has generously begun restoring the feature films of legendary British filmmakers, Powell and Pressburger. And where Scorsese's motivation to do this is no doubt about expressing gratitude to his longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker (who was formally married to Michael Powell); it is also about Scorsese the film-goer holding the flag for other great filmmaker's work. In my view a huge disincentive to purchasing Criterion's products - should you reside in a country outside of the United States - is the stupid American law that prohibits Criterion from selling online to consumers other than American. This law is parochial and xenophobic. Criterion doesn't "own" world cinema: it re-presents it. Furthermore, it is about time the nonsensical zoning system for DVDs and Blue Ray disks was done away with: it protects the cultural and mercantile interests of no one. - @Wednesday, June 10, 2015 1:37 AM

sayyouwantthis

Criterion really does show once again they are truly masters at restoration of film. - @Friday, May 22, 2015 4:21 AM

Kinopanorama Widescreen Preservation Association Incorporated

Perseverance pays off. Kudos to Criterion for their persistence. - @Friday, November 21, 2014 10:34 PM

howard feather

Showed at the BFI as part of the Peter Lorre season Saturday September 6, 2014. - @Saturday, September 6, 2014 11:08 PM

SkemeKOS

I love watching these restoration videos! - @Monday, December 30, 2013 6:37 PM

KIKI Hideout

please, do put a restoration demonstration to Godzilla. - @Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:10 AM

tom0900060

Peter Lorre! - @Saturday, June 29, 2013 4:02 PM

tkreft1128

Is anyone else just grinding through these Criterion Restoration videos in awe like me? - @Wednesday, May 29, 2013 5:51 AM

Mike Mantis

interestiong - @Thursday, April 4, 2013 6:18 AM

Kinemechanica

Wetgate print in WATER? What a hoot! No water is EVER USED IN WETGATE PRINTING! Also, acetone takes off a thousandth of an inch? In your dreams! Maybe 1/10,000th! Bad information, poor fact checking! - @Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:43 PM

sgtpepper1138

I also loved on the Wizard of OZ BD, the doc on the restoration was in SD. I guess it was too much to ask to have it in HD. - @Friday, February 22, 2013 6:25 AM

sgtpepper1138

100% agreed (btw, love your channel). I hear Mike Jittlov still has a nice 35mm print of it. - @Friday, February 22, 2013 5:56 AM

TheKrazyJason

I agree 100&. Btw, love the thumbnail. Now that's a film that needs to be brought to light and appreciated. Criterion BD release of TWOSAT? One can dream.... - @Friday, February 22, 2013 4:53 AM

sgtpepper1138

No kidding, there never seems to be enough of them. Plus, when they ARE on a dvd/BD they always seem too short. Though the videos on restoration can never be too long. - @Friday, February 22, 2013 3:29 AM

TheKrazyJason

Ahhhh I love film restoration videos. I LIVE for film restoration videos. - @Thursday, February 21, 2013 2:11 AM

johnjacobjingle heimerschmidt

A shrinkage expert!?!?! Ha!!! - @Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3:07 AM

Cobey Cobb

You tell em' Spock - @Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:14 AM

BMPinc

God bless Criterion! They are saving films. At least you know if you're paying more for their titles, the profit if going back to efforts like this. Thank you Criterion! - @Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:18 PM

doomsdayZen

Marvelous. Restoration docs are always amazing. - @Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:12 PM

ThatsGoodTelevision

I have never seen this film look this good. So impressed! - @Thursday, January 24, 2013 6:32 AM

Beauweir

Engineers rock! - @Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:06 AM

Brandon Vaughan

I used to have a 1 dollar bargain bin DVD of this movie, and I remember it looking pretty awful and the sound was really muffled. I really enjoyed the restoration of Godzilla and The Great Dictator, so this might be something I buy. - @Saturday, January 19, 2013 8:32 PM

Azam Chowdhury

Suck it - @Saturday, January 19, 2013 3:59 PM

PittsBurghFuzz

I think this is an underrated film, and am glad that it has a Criterion release. - @Friday, January 18, 2013 10:55 PM

Raul Horie

Criterion, i love you! - @Friday, January 18, 2013 4:15 PM

ZombieDawg

There are two versions of The Man Who Knew Too Much. This British version from 1934, and an American remake from 1956. Both version were directed by Hitchcock. - @Friday, January 18, 2013 6:06 AM

Nick

I'd love to see more videos like this. I find the process fascinating. - @Friday, January 18, 2013 3:03 AM

kalvarnson

Looks great! Nice work. - @Friday, January 18, 2013 1:05 AM

spamspaz

You should do stuff like this more often, this was very interesting. - @Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:08 PM

Bradley Wickham

Really intriguing stuff. I've always wanted to see what your raw scans look like. - @Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:28 PM

stinji

Love it! - @Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:55 PM