The Wrong Man
HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!
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12/22/1956Runtime
105 minsOverview
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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EnglishBudget
$1,200,000Revenue
$2,000,000Homepage
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A gripping chronicle of wrongful conviction that unfolds with procedural precision and mounting psychological pressure. Hitchcock grounds his usual suspense in documentary-like reality, making the nightmare feel disturbingly plausible.
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Henry Fonda
Manny Balestrero
Vera Miles
Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle
Frank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone
Detective Lt. Bowers
Charles Cooper
Detective Matthews
John Heldabrand
Tomasini
Esther Minciotti
Mama Balestrero
Doreen Lang
Ann James
Laurinda Barrett
Constance Willis
Norma Connolly
Betty Todd
Nehemiah Persoff
Gene Conforti
Lola D'Annunzio
Olga Conforti
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