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The Wrong Man   1956     3 and a half stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock  
Cast: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone, Nehemiah Persoff, Esther Minciotti, Laurinda Barrett, Doreen Lang, Dayton Lummis, Will Hare, John Heldabrand, Norma Connolly, Lola D'Annunzio, Charles Cooper, Richard Robbins

  Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda) is a musician wrongly identified as the perpetrator in a series of New York City robberies. He must go through a trial, and during this stressful time his wife, Rose (Vera Miles), cannot handle the pressure and has a nervous breakdown. Based on a true story, this is a different kind of film for Alfred Hitchcock.



Cast
Henry Fonda Christopher "Manny" Balestrero
Vera Miles Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle Frank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone Detective Lt. Bowers
Nehemiah Persoff Eugene "Gene" Conforti
Esther Minciotti Mama Balestrero
Laurinda Barrett Constance Willis
Doreen Lang Ann James
Dayton Lummis Judge Groat
Will Hare Raymond McKaba
John Heldabrand Tomasini
Norma Connolly Betty Todd
Lola D'Annunzio Olga Conforti
Charles Cooper Detective Matthews
Richard Robbins Daniel, the guilty man

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The Skin Game (1931)  1 and a half stars
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Strangers on a Train (1951)  4 stars
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The Trouble with Harry (1955)  3 and a half stars
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The Wrong Man (1956)
Henry Fonda
Oscar: Best Actor for On Golden Pond (1981)


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