The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)
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| - | The first film that created the ''giallo'' as a cinema genre is ''[[La ragazza che sapeva troppo]] (The Girl Who Knew Too Much)'' (1963), from [[Mario Bava]]. Its title referred to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s famous ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1956), again establishing strong links with [[Anglo-American]] culture. In Mario Bava's 1964 film, ''[[Blood and Black Lace]]'', the emblematic element of the ''giallo'' was introduced: the masked murderer with a shiny weapon in his black leather [[glove]]d hand. | + | |
| + | '''''The Man Who Knew Too Much''''' ([[1956 in film|1956]]) is a suspense film directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]], starring [[James Stewart (actor)|James Stewart]] and [[Doris Day]]. The film is a remake in widescreen [[VistaVision]] and [[Technicolor]] of Hitchcock's [[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film)|1934 film of the same name]]. | ||
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| + | In the book-length interview, ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'' (1967), Hitchcock told fellow filmmaker [[François Truffaut]] that he considered his 1956 remake to be superior, saying that the 1934 version was the work of a talented amateur, the 1956 version the work of a professional. | ||
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| + | The film won an [[Academy Award for Best Song#1951 - 1960|Academy Award for Best Song]] for "[[Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)]]," sung by Doris Day at several points in the action. | ||
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The film is a remake in widescreen VistaVision and Technicolor of Hitchcock's 1934 film of the same name.
In the book-length interview, Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), Hitchcock told fellow filmmaker François Truffaut that he considered his 1956 remake to be superior, saying that the 1934 version was the work of a talented amateur, the 1956 version the work of a professional.
The film won an Academy Award for Best Song for "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," sung by Doris Day at several points in the action.
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