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Wrong Man, The (1956) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Wrong Man, The (1956) a score of 3.2671 out of 4

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Cinephile Magazine (Richard X)

Not as successful upon release as other Hitchcock films, The Wrong Man, nonetheless, employs typical Hitchcockian suspense and danger, while showing impressive restraint in telling the real-life tale of a small-time musician's. ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at Cinephile Magazine (Richard X)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Perhaps the most underrated and least known of Hitchcock's great films. ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"One of Hitchcock's underrated great films that never got its proper due, put aside by some critics as merely a minor ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

The bleakest of Hitchcock's films, this stark, deliberate probing of a man wrongfully accused is almost wholly based on fact, creating its drama from a celebrated New York City case. Fonda plays Manny Balestrero, a family man who plays stand-up bass at a ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Filmjourney

If The Wrong Man has suffered from a less popular connection with audiences than Hitchcock's other films of the same period like Rear Window, North By Northwest, or Psycho, it's no doubt largely due to its unique, understated tone. Based on a true story, ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at Filmjourney

DVD Verdict

"Although Hitchcock always insisted he made The Wrong Man because it was 'the available project,' it was precisely the material he'd been after for some time [and] now he wanted to sink his teeth into neorealism. ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at DVD Verdict

eFilmCritic Reviews

Is there any phrase that messes with how one views a film more than "based on a true story?" Once it's been connected with a movie, it becomes difficult to judge a film as just a movie; every emotion connected with the story and characters becomes ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews

HorrorTalk

Prior to the start of the film is a brief introduction by Alfred Hitchcock stating that every word of this story is true. ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at HorrorTalk

Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

Alfred Hitchcock portrays what most everyone considered a good legal system, at the time. True story, and it's as difficult to figure out who is in the wrong here as it is in the song "Who Killed Davey Moore?" The witnesses are trying to tell the truth, ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

KQEK DVD Review (Mark R. Hasan)

Based on an actual case from 1953, "The Wrong Man" is a refreshing work after one has already familiarized oneself with Alfred Hitchcock's more iconic thrillers and epic suspense films. Though not financially successful upon its original release, the ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at KQEK DVD Review (Mark R. Hasan)

DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

Manny Ballestero (Henry Fonda) is a simple, honest, hardworking musician at New York's famous Stork Club. When his wife Rose (Vera Miles) needs money for some dental work, Manny goes to his local insurance company to borrow some funds on her policy. ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

DVD Movie Central

As most Hitchcock fans know, one of the Master of Suspense's favorite themes was that of an innocent man being pursued for a crime he did not commit. From Hitchcock's earliest films, such as The 39 Steps, to some of his final classics, like North by ...read the complete Wrong Man movie review at DVD Movie Central

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