The Man Who Knew Too Much story
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1956 American suspense thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The film is Hitchcock's second film using this title, following his own 1934 film of the same name but featuring a significantly different plot and script.
9 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if someone dangerous was after me | choice | The McKenna family got caught up with some clandestine warfare and found themselves the targets of foreign agents. |
| child abduction | major | A group of terrorists kidnapped Henry in order to coerce Benjamin and Jo not to reveal what they new about an assassination plot to the British authorities. |
| coping with a loved one being in peril | major | Benjamin and Jo spent most of the story trying to save their son, Henry, from kidnappers that threatened to kill him. |
| espionage | major | The story concerns the clandestine activities of agents of other countries in both Morocco and Britain. |
| father and son | major | Benjamin wanted to save his son Henry from kidnappers. |
| husband and wife | major | Benjamin and Jo were the married protagonists. |
| mother and son | major | Jo wanted to save her son Henry from kidnappers. |
| political assassination | major | The story lead up to an attempted, but foiled, assassination of the British prime minister. |
| conflict of cultural norms | minor | In Morocco, Benjamin encountered various local habits that seemed strange to him and which resulted in humorous situations. In particular, he had trouble eating with only three fingers and no cutlery, as is allegedly the custom. |