The Wrong Man (1956)

  • NR
  • 12/13/1956 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 45m

HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!

Overview

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

Angus MacPhail

Screenplay

Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Maxwell Anderson

Screenplay, Story

Cast

Henry Fonda's headshot

Henry Fonda

Manny Balestrero
Vera Miles's headshot

Vera Miles

Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle's headshot

Anthony Quayle

Frank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone's headshot

Harold J. Stone

Detective Lt. Bowers
Charles Cooper's headshot

Charles Cooper

Detective Matthews
John Heldabrand's headshot

John Heldabrand

Tomasini
Esther Minciotti's headshot

Esther Minciotti

Mama Balestrero
Doreen Lang's headshot

Doreen Lang

Ann James

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