The Wrong Man
HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!
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A taut, paranoia-soaked procedural about an ordinary man's nightmare descent into the criminal justice system after a case of mistaken identity.
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Essence
Ensemble
Henry Fonda
Manny Balestrero
Vera Miles
Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle
Frank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone
. Bowers
Charles Cooper
Matthews
John Heldabrand
Tomasini
Esther Minciotti
Mama Balestrero
Doreen Lang
Ann James
Laurinda Barrett
Constance Willis
Norma Connolly
Betty Todd
Nehemiah Persoff
Gene Conforti
Lola D'Annunzio
Olga Conforti
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