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In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Theatrical
Dec 22, 1956
Box Office
$2.0M
Budget
$1.2M
Return
1.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 7, 2004
Theaters
2
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail
Producers
Herbert Coleman, Alfred Hitchcock
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Quotes
See all →The Innocent Have No Fear
Taglines
An innocent man has nothing to fear!
Suspense Builds Gradually Throughout the Film
Taglines
Suspense Mounts Step By Step
The Misidentification of an Innocent Man
Taglines
The police were convinced... The witnesses were positive ...Yet he was... THE WRONG MAN
Searching for the Right Man
Taglines
Somewhere...somewhere there must be the right man!
Cast
Full credits →H
Henry Fonda
Manny Balestrero
V
Vera Miles
Rose Balestrero
A
Anthony Quayle
Frank D. O'Connor
H
Harold J. Stone
Detective Lt. Bowers
C
Charles Cooper
Detective Matthews
E
Esther Minciotti
Mama Balestrero
D
Doreen Lang
Ann James
L
Laurinda Barrett
Constance Willis
N
Norma Connolly
Betty Todd
N
Nehemiah Persoff
Gene Conforti
D
Dayton Lummis
Judge Groat
P
Peggy Webber
Miss Dennerly
A
Alfred Hitchcock
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
C
Charles Aidman
Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
M
Mary Boylan
Curious Deli Customer (uncredited)
B
Bonnie Franklin
Young Girl (uncredited)
B
Bernard Herrmann
Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)
W
Werner Klemperer
Dr. Bannay (uncredited)
P
Patricia Morrow
Young Girl (uncredited)
H
Harry Dean Stanton
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
