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The Man Who Knew Too Much

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Alfred Hitchcock
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BFI Publishing
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BFI Film Classics
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English
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Paperback • 96 pages
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978-1-84457-955-6
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Book Presentation:
Eminent Hitchcock specialist Murray Pomerance offers an illuminating account of one of Hitchcock's most successful films, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), starring James Stewart and Doris Day. Through a close reading of the film alongside analysis of its complex production history, Pomerance underlines its significance within Hitchcock's œuvre.

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