Library Journal (2013) - The Man Who Knew Too Much
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- article: The Man Who Knew Too Much
- author(s): Jeff T. Dick
- journal: Library Journal (15/Apr/2013)
- issue: volume 138, issue 7, page 51
- journal ISSN: 0363-0277
- publisher: Library Journals, LLC
- keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Lorre, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray, USA, 2013), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - Criterion Collection (DVD, USA, 2013), Video recording reviews, Video recordings
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The Man Who Knew Too Much. b/w. 75+ min. Criterion Collection. 1934. DVD ISBN 9781604656800. $29.95; Blu-ray ISBN 9781604656794. $39.95.
Everyday folks who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances started an Alfred Hitchcock trend with his 17th feature film, a thriller the director remade in 1956 after coming to Hollywood. Peter Lorre stars as the scar-faced baddie who kidnaps a couple's daughter to keep them from revealing assassination plans for a foreign dignitary. Culminating in a shootout worthy of an action picture, Man exemplifies Hitch's foreshadowing and droll humor while remaining way too emotionally cool. For the filmmaker's many fans.