The Wrong Man
Turkish title: Lekeli adam
“HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!”
1956 · 1 h 45 min
Alfred HitchcockCast
Henry Fonda
Vera MilesCredits
Written by: 
Maxwell Anderson
Plot
A musician is wrongly arrested for robbery, from a true story.
Sinekatalog’s take
Hitchcock's true-story drama of an innocent musician arrested for robbery is stark and sombre. Henry Fonda is superb, and the semi-documentary style makes the nightmare feel painfully real.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (35,306 votes)
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