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Starring: James Stewart, Doris Day, Daniel Gélin, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Miles
| THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1956. Academy award in the Best Music, Song category.
Marrakech, Maroc. James Stewart, Doris Day and their son are on holiday after a medical convention attended by James Stewart. While visiting the local market, Daniel Gélin, a french spy, dies in Stewart's arms after having revealed to him that a european leader will soon be assassinated in London. Stewart's son is kidnapped right after this event and Stewart is asked by a mysterious man to avoid the police if he wants to see his son again. Stewart and Doris Day come back to London and try, with the few clues they have, to make their own investigation. | ||
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Plot Time/Era of Movie: Spying & Terrorists Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - finding an assassin Actual chase scenes or violence - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes Hair color? - white Hair style - - short/standard straight (man) Body type - very skinny (man) Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American) How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Physique - average physique Secondary Main Character Identity: - Female Hair color - blonde Hair style How much in movie? - 90%-100% Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American) Main Adversary Identity: - a criminal organization How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100% Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Africa Yes Part of Africa: - Arabic Africa Desert? Yes City? Yes City: - London Misc setting - resort/hotel - church/synagogue Style Accounts of torture and death? - non-gory references to death/punishment Movie makes you feel... - excited How many deaths in film? - 2 Sex/nudity in movie? Yes What kind of sex: - kissing Kind of violence: - guns - knives Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives If this is a kid's movie... - Ages 10-15 If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical |
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