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The Wrong Man

1956 · 1h 45m · Crime, Drama · United States of America · Rated PG (GB)

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.

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail
Story by
Maxwell Anderson
Starring
Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone
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based on novel or bookblack and whitefalsely accusedinnocenceinsurancemusiciannew york cityrobbery
RatingPG (GB)

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