Tuesday, 18 June 2013

The wrong story

The Wrong Man (1956)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock this film based on real events stars Henry Fonda, Vera Miles and Anthony Quayle. A poor New York musician with a family is arrested and accused of a crime he did not commit.

At times it is hard to see why this case of mistaken identity is any more remarkable and worthy of having a film made of it than any other. While it does seem like the film takes a while to get started it does cover most of the issues well but in an unremarkable way. There are hints of the Hitchcock style but mostly this film has all the hallmarks of a director making a film to finish out a contract with a studio, which was the case here.


3/5

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