The Man Who Knew Too Much 16mm Alfred Hitchcock Leslie Banks Peter Lorre 1934
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:48115948 | Film Format: 16mm |
| Movie/TV Title: Hitchcock |
The Man Who Knew Too Much on 16mm. A great Alfred Hitchcock film starring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre. On two 1600' reels. Here's what I noticed after watching it recently:
-There are some washed out parts and places where the sound seems a little muted, though that might just be the accents. There are a couple of splices in each reel.-There is a section, about 10-15 minutes, at the end of reel 2 where the dialogue is a little out of sync. Not sure if ...this is just my projector?-This film comes from a public library collection, so there is wear.-The film projected really well and none of the deficiencies kept us from enjoying this great film!
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre, and released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.The film is Hitchcock's first film using this title and was followed later with his own 1956 film using the same name featuring a significantly different plot and script. The second film featured James Stewart and Doris Day, and was made for Paramount Pictures. The two films are very different in tone. In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), in response to filmmaker François Truffaut's assertion that aspects of the remake were by far superior, Hitchcock replied, "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional." However, it has been said this statement cannot be taken at face value.[2][3][4]The 1934 film has nothing except the title in common with G. K. Chesterton's 1922 book of the same name. Hitchcock decided to use the title because he held the film rights for some of the stories in the book.
-There are some washed out parts and places where the sound seems a little muted, though that might just be the accents. There are a couple of splices in each reel.-There is a section, about 10-15 minutes, at the end of reel 2 where the dialogue is a little out of sync. Not sure if ...this is just my projector?-This film comes from a public library collection, so there is wear.-The film projected really well and none of the deficiencies kept us from enjoying this great film!
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre, and released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.The film is Hitchcock's first film using this title and was followed later with his own 1956 film using the same name featuring a significantly different plot and script. The second film featured James Stewart and Doris Day, and was made for Paramount Pictures. The two films are very different in tone. In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), in response to filmmaker François Truffaut's assertion that aspects of the remake were by far superior, Hitchcock replied, "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional." However, it has been said this statement cannot be taken at face value.[2][3][4]The 1934 film has nothing except the title in common with G. K. Chesterton's 1922 book of the same name. Hitchcock decided to use the title because he held the film rights for some of the stories in the book.
