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The Wrong Man   1956         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