The Wrong Man
1956 · Movie · 1h 45m · NR
CrimeDrama
"HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!"
Overview
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
83/100
Key crew
- Angus MacPhailScreenplay
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Maxwell AndersonScreenplay
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Henry FondaManny Balestrero
- Vera MilesRose Balestrero
- Anthony QuayleFrank D. O'Connor
- Harold J. StoneDetective Lt. Bowers
- Charles CooperDetective Matthews
- John HeldabrandTomasini
- Esther MinciottiMama Balestrero
- Doreen LangAnn James
- Laurinda BarrettConstance Willis
- Norma ConnollyBetty Todd
- Nehemiah PersoffGene Conforti
- Lola D'AnnunzioOlga Conforti
Stills
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Themes
new york cityrobberybased on novel or bookmusicianfalsely accusedinnocenceblack and whiteinsurance