Movie
The Wrong Man
1956NR1h 45m7.1 / 10
HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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Synopsis
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
More about The Wrong Man
Cast
Henry FondaManny Balestrero
Vera MilesRose Balestrero
Anthony QuayleFrank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone. Bowers
Charles CooperMatthews
John HeldabrandTomasini
Esther MinciottiMama Balestrero
Doreen LangAnn JamesCredits
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Written by
- Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail, Maxwell Anderson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $2M
Production
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Themes
based on novel or bookblack and whitefalsely accusedinnocenceinsurancemusiciannew york cityrobbery
