The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little is a 1997 American comedy espionage film starring Bill Murray, directed by Jon Amiel, and written by Robert Farrar and Howard Franklin. The film is based on Farrar's novel Watch that Man, and the title is a parody of Alfred Hitchcock's 1934 film The Man Who Knew Too Much and its 1956 remake of the same title. Wallace Ritchie (Murray) flies from Des Moines, Iowa to England to spend his birthday with his brother, James (... More

Initial release date:

  • Nov 14, 1997

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 34 min

Also known as:

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little

Film

Directed by

Jon Amiel

Jon Amiel (born 20 May 1948) is an English film director who has since the early 1980s worked in film and television in both the UK and the US. Amiel was born in London. He graduated from Cambridge University with an English literature degree and became involved with local theatre. After college,...

Tagline:

  • A comedy of ridiculous proportions.
  • Don't overestimate him.
  • He's on a mission so secret, even he doesn't know about it.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1997
  • Oct 2, 2001
  • Mar 25, 1998
  • Nov 14, 1997
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  • 1 h 34 min

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List Rank Year Note
  • 5,759
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

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