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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
****
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Miles, Alan Mowbray, Hillary Brooke, Christopher Olsen

An American family are on holiday in Morocco, when they suddenly find themselves in the middle of an international conspiracy to assassinate a statesman in London. Hitchcock's remake of his own 1934 film is a longish but terrific suspense drama which builds up to a brilliant climax at the Royal Albert Hall. Doris Day memorably sings the Academy Award winning song "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)", which plays a crucial role in the story.