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Film Fatale: THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)

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Alfred Hitchcock first filmed THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH in 1934 and it had been a great success in his native England. But not many American moviegoers in 1956 were aware the James Stewart/Doris Day MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH was a remake -- and, to his credit, Hitchcock certainly did not repeat himself: Although the central situation in both films is similar, the characters, locales and details are wildly different. Plus, the 1956 version makes excellent use of Technicolor and VistaVision, neither of which was available to Hitchcock 22 years earlier.

The movie casts Stewart and Day as Ben and Jo McKenna, an American couple visiting Morocco with their young son, Hank (Christopher Olsen). What begins as a holiday turns into a hair-raising nightmare when Ben and Jo witness a murder, Hank is spirited away by kidnappers and an assassination plot is uncovered. While tension runs high, Hitchcock skillfully finds ways to showcase Stewart and Day's gifts for comedy; the story even ends with a brilliant one-liner. And, of course, Day gets to sing the Oscar-winning "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," a song she has since admitted she didn't particularly like and vainly fought against including in the picture.

Hitchcock admirers have argued for 60 years over which version of THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is the best (the original is easily available online, if you want to compare and contrast). Director Francois Truffaut told Hitchcock he preferred the 1956 take, to which Hitchcock even-handedly replied, "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional."

Alfred Hitchcock first filmed THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH in 1934 and it had been a great success in his native England. But not many American moviegoers in 1956 were aware the James Stewart/Doris Day MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH was a remake -- and, to his credit, Hitchcock certainly did not repeat himself: Although the central situation in both films is similar, the characters, locales and details are wildly different. Plus, the 1956 version makes excellent use of Technicolor and VistaVision, neither of which was available to Hitchcock 22 years earlier.

The movie casts Stewart and Day as Ben and Jo McKenna, an American couple visiting Morocco with their young son, Hank (Christopher Olsen). What begins as a holiday turns into a hair-raising nightmare when Ben and Jo witness a murder, Hank is spirited away by kidnappers and an assassination plot is uncovered. While tension runs high, Hitchcock skillfully finds ways to showcase Stewart and Day's gifts for comedy; the story even ends with a brilliant one-liner. And, of course, Day gets to sing the Oscar-winning "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," a song she has since admitted she didn't particularly like and vainly fought against including in the picture.

Hitchcock admirers have argued for 60 years over which version of THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is the best (the original is easily available online, if you want to compare and contrast). Director Francois Truffaut told Hitchcock he preferred the 1956 take, to which Hitchcock even-handedly replied, "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional."

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Jan 23, 2020, 1:00pm to 3:00pm Timezone: CST
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