The Wrong Man

Based on the true story of Manny Balestrero, a New York bass player at a jazz club who in the early 50’s was mistaken for a criminal. Being picked up on his way home one night the police believe Manny to be the culprit of a handful of robberies after witnesses identified him coming into the loans bank. While trying to prove his innocence, his wife Rose looses her mind and has to be committed, leaving Manny’s mother to look after his two boys while he fights for his freedom and his wife’s sanity in a seemingly endless battle.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Actors: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone, Charles Cooper, John Hildebrand, Esther Minciotti

Year: 1956

Length: 105 Minutes

Classification: PG13+ Adult themes

Rating:★★★½☆

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