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The Wrong Man

1957·1h 45m·Approved
DramaFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
34,725 votes
Metascore
83
Metacritic

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

The Wrong Man is a 1957 drama film-noir movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 34,725 votes and runs 1h 45m.

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Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Stars
Henry Fonda
Vera Miles
Anthony Quayle
Harold J. Stone
Details
1957-01-26
105 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Italian, Spanish
Keywords
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