Hitchcock frequently used real events as inspiration for his fictional films. This is unique for many reasons, including that it is a true story to which Hitchcock adds so little fiction. Check it out here - ok.ru/video/395138435824
I think "The Wrong Man" -- for its social commentary as well as its bare, stripped down black and white modern realism -- is one of Hitchcock's best flicks. A must-see for any Hitchcock fan or fan of great cinema.
I was impressed when I first saw this and am surprised to learn of its negative criticism - they come across as shallow and impressed with exaggerated theatricality. The photography alone is brilliant such as the shot through the cell viewing slit and of course Fonda's performance reminiscent of 12 Angry Men was superb.
Agree totally. At times the cinematography was breathtaking, the stills would not have been out of place in a gallery, a great performance by Fonda... on a par with 12 angry men and grapes of wrath and a great hitchcockian plot where the authorities get it wrong again
I was hooked on this film from the opening titles with Hermann's fabulous 'Stork Club Mambo' playing through a series of fades into an ever emptying club. Doreen Lang one of the accusatory secretaries is also Cary Grant's overwhelmed secretary Maggie in the beginning of North by Northwest and most famously, the hysterical mother in the diner in The Birds.
Henry Fonda was brilliant and I have a theory about him: I believe Hitchcock chose him esp. because of his wide, expressive eyes and the cell door close up, what a beautiful shot that was!
I think more than any other Hitchcock film, this film has so many great location shots. A lot of Hitchcock's work was done in a studio or back lot... this film tells me he should have done more location shooting
It is a magnificent Hitchcock movie and genuinely terrifying: it could happen to any of us. I would love to see a remake of The Wrong Man, starring Jonathan Majors, this time about racial injustice in the criminal legal system.
I'm always reluctant to see great films remade, but a racial bias slant would be interesting. I wouldn't want to see an actor who had real life legal troubles cast in the lead for fear of conflating fact with fiction.
@@briancritchley5295 Marty is definitely one of my favourites, Borgnine's best leading role. He played a minor role in Bad Day at Black which is also a fabulous film
@@ClassicFilms1 Bad day at black rock was epic, great acting, Tracy beat up Ernie with one arm. Hatred for Japan was still apparent here through the 60s ....
