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The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man
★ 7.1/10•1956•1h 45m•NR•Crime•Drama

HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!

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

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 22, 1956
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue$2,000,000

Actors

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Manny Balestrero

Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Rose Balestrero

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Frank D. O'Connor

Harold J. Stone

Harold J. Stone

. Bowers

Charles Cooper

Charles Cooper

Matthews

John Heldabrand

John Heldabrand

Tomasini

Esther Minciotti

Esther Minciotti

Mama Balestrero

Doreen Lang

Doreen Lang

Ann James

Laurinda Barrett

Laurinda Barrett

Constance Willis

Norma Connolly

Norma Connolly

Betty Todd

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Gene Conforti

Lola D'Annunzio

Olga Conforti

Kippy Campbell

Robert Balestrero

Robert Essen

Gregory Balestrero

Richard Robbins

Daniel

Dayton Lummis

Dayton Lummis

Judge Groat

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