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[[Image:The Wrong Man (1956).jpg|thumb|200px|''The Wrong Man'' poster]] |
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'''''The Wrong Man''''' is a [[1956]] [[film]] by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] which stars [[Henry Fonda]] and [[Vera Miles]]. The film is based on a true story of an innocent man charged for a crime he didn't commit, even though witnessess swear he's guilty. Unusual, for a Hitchcock film, is the strong role [[Christianity]] plays in the storyline. |
'''''The Wrong Man''''' is a [[1956]] [[film]] by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] which stars [[Henry Fonda]] and [[Vera Miles]]. The film is based on a true story of an innocent man charged for a crime he didn't commit, even though witnessess swear he's guilty. Unusual, for a Hitchcock film, is the strong role [[Christianity]] plays in the storyline. Based on the novel ''The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero'' by [[Maxwell Anderson]]. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs money for dental treatment, Manny goes to the local insurance office to borrow on her policy. Employees at the office mistake him for a hold-up man who robbed them the year before and the police are called. The film tells the true story of what happened to Manny and his family. |
Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs money for dental treatment, Manny goes to the local insurance office to borrow on her policy. Employees at the office mistake him for a hold-up man who robbed them the year before and the police are called. The film tells the true story of what happened to Manny and his family. |
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Revision as of 14:15, 11 August 2005
The Wrong Man is a 1956 film by Alfred Hitchcock which stars Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The film is based on a true story of an innocent man charged for a crime he didn't commit, even though witnessess swear he's guilty. Unusual, for a Hitchcock film, is the strong role Christianity plays in the storyline. Based on the novel The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero by Maxwell Anderson.
Plot
Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs money for dental treatment, Manny goes to the local insurance office to borrow on her policy. Employees at the office mistake him for a hold-up man who robbed them the year before and the police are called. The film tells the true story of what happened to Manny and his family.