The man who knew too much (1934) (Special Edition)

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An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Besides affirming Hitchcock`s brilliance, it gave the brilliant Peter Lorre (M) his first English-speaking role, as a slithery villain. With its tension and gallows humor, it`s pure Hitchcock, and it set the tone for films like The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.

married couple bob and jill lawrence are vacationing in switzerland with daughter betty. a frenchman who befriends the family is shot through the heart during a dance with the young mother. before dying, however, he wispers a secret ... what follows is an unusually fine dramitic story, filled with hallmark hitchcockian twists and turns, breathless chase scenes and superb acting. this classic version of the film so appealed to hitchcock that he remade it 21 years later.