

The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997-11-14 · 94 min · ★ 6.4
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jon Amiel
- Production companies
- Polar Films, Arnon Milchan Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 13,801,755
Top Cast
Bill MurrayWallace Ritchie
Peter GallagherJames Ritchie
Joanne WhalleyLori
Alfred MolinaBoris
Richard WilsonDaggenhurst
John StandingEmbleton
Simon ChandlerHawkins
Geraldine JamesLudmilla Kropotkin
Anna ChancellorBarbara Ritchie
Nicholas WoodesonSergei
Cliff ParisiUri
John ThomsonDimitri
Janet HenfreyMs. Goldstein
Terry O'NeillSpenser
Donald PickeringSir Duncan
Terence HarveyHerr Schuster
Cate FowlerFrau Schuster
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