The Wrong Man (1956)
The Wrong Man (1956)
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Cast & Crew.
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
Kippy Campbell
Robert Balestrero
Robert Essen
Gregory Balestrero
Richard Robbins
Daniel
Dayton Lummis
Judge Groat
Peggy Webber
Miss Dennerly
Alfred Hitchcock
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Producer
Charles Aidman
Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
Mary Boylan
Curious Deli Customer (uncredited)
Bonnie Franklin
Young Girl (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann
Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited) / Original Music Composer
Werner Klemperer
Dr. Bannay (uncredited)
Patricia Morrow
Young Girl (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
Tuesday Weld
Giggly Girl (uncredited)
Maurice Wells
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
Henry Beckman
Prisoner at Arraignment Hearing (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Interrogation Officer (uncredited)
David Kelly
Policeman (uncredited)
Donald May
Arresting Patrolman (uncredited)
Frances Reid
Mrs. O'Connor (voice) (uncredited)
Penny Santon
Spanish Woman (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Policeman (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Mr. Wendon - Insurance Manager (uncredited)
John Vivyan
Det. Holman (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
Policeman (uncredited)
Angus MacPhail
Screenplay
Maxwell Anderson
Screenplay / Story
Earl Crain Sr.
Sound
Frank D. O'Connor
Technical Advisor
George Groves
Technical Advisor
Paul Sylbert
Art Direction
William L. Kuehl
Set Decoration
George Tomasini
Editor
Daniel McCauley
Assistant Director
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 22, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Budget$1,200,000
Box Office$2,000,000
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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The Wrong Man is a 1956 American docudrama film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero by Maxwell Anderson and in the magazine article "A Case of Identity", which was published in Life magazine in June 1953 by Herbert Brean.
It is recognized as the only Hitchcock film based on a true story and whose plot closely follows the real-life events.
The Wrong Man had a notable effect on two significant directors: it prompted Jean-Luc Godard's longest piece of written criticism in his years as a critic, and it has been cited as an influence on Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.