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The Wrong Man
“HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!”
71%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
The Wrong Man (1956) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Wrong Man (1956) — a movie tagged as Crime and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Wrong Man 71% (612 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Wrong Man is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 612 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1956-12-22
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 22527
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Is there an official trailer for The Wrong Man?
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What is The Wrong Man about?
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Is there an AI analysis for The Wrong Man?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Wrong Man?
The official runtime for The Wrong Man is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Henry Fonda
Manny Balestrero

Vera Miles
Rose Balestrero

Anthony Quayle
Frank D. O'Connor

Harold J. Stone
Detective Lt. Bowers

Charles Cooper
Detective Matthews

John Heldabrand
Tomasini

Esther Minciotti
Mama Balestrero

Doreen Lang
Ann James

Laurinda Barrett
Constance Willis

Norma Connolly
Betty Todd

Nehemiah Persoff
Gene Conforti
- L
Lola D'Annunzio
Olga Conforti
- K
Kippy Campbell
Robert Balestrero
- R
Robert Essen
Gregory Balestrero
- R
Richard Robbins
Daniel

Dayton Lummis
Judge Groat

Peggy Webber
Miss Dennerly

Alfred Hitchcock
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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