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The Wrong Man

Play trailer Poster for The Wrong Man Released Dec 22, 1956 1h 45m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Musician Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda) needs money to pay for his wife Rose's (Vera Miles) dental procedure. When he tries to borrow money from their insurance policy, someone at the office mistakes him for a man who had robbed them twice at gunpoint. After Manny is arrested, his defense attorney, Frank O'Connor (Anthony Quayle), works to demonstrate that Manny has an alibi for the crimes. The stress of the case, however, threatens to destroy Manny's family before his name can be cleared.
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Brandon Judell indieWire [O]ne of the master's must overlooked offerings. . . . But Henry Fonda's performance as the accused and our own current events keep this Wrong Man very pertinent. (Be aware the studios forced a happy coda onto the feature.) Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker Hitchcock's ultimate point evokes cosmic terror: innocence is merely a trick of paperwork, whereas guilt is the human condition. Jun 29, 2015 Full Review A.H. Weiler New York Times Frighteningly authentic, the story generates only a modicum of drama. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 25, 2006 Full Review Jean-Luc Godard Cahiers du Cinéma With each shot, each transition, each composition, Hitchcock does the only thing possible for the rather paradoxical but compelling reason that he could do anything he liked. "Che sera, sera," because What Will Be Has Been. Apr 4, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins In its efforts to be comprehensive about the proceedings, educating audiences who might not know the ins and outs of a run-in with the law, the pacing isn't always tight. Rated: 6/10 Aug 23, 2020 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Director Alfred Hitchcock forsakes his usual shivers-and-giggles formula to produce a piece of glum honest realism closely based on an actual case. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nelson M This film was surprisingly dull. The entire movie is based on a misunderstanding that you just want to get resolved. And it does. And that's it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review h c The wife going off the deep end after being so supportive was kind of incongruous. Ruined the movie for me. As it was I had already found it tedious. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Jeff S Chilling. Hitchcock effectively illustrates how a little bad luck and some strange coincidences can create unthinkable circumstances. Especially chilling is the meandering journey Vera Miles takes before plunging into a dark world of her own design. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Patricia N Hitchcock's eerie Sleeper. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/23 Full Review steve d Surprisingly little there besides the cast. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Hitchcock at his best. I hope nothing like that ever happens to me! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Musician Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda) needs money to pay for his wife Rose's (Vera Miles) dental procedure. When he tries to borrow money from their insurance policy, someone at the office mistakes him for a man who had robbed them twice at gunpoint. After Manny is arrested, his defense attorney, Frank O'Connor (Anthony Quayle), works to demonstrate that Manny has an alibi for the crimes. The stress of the case, however, threatens to destroy Manny's family before his name can be cleared.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter
Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 1956, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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