The Man Who Knew Too Little
He’s on a mission so secret, even he doesn’t know about it.
1997 | 94m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jon Amiel |
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| Writer: | Robert Farrar, Howard Franklin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 14, 1997 |
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| Director: | Jon Amiel |
| Writer: | Robert Farrar, Howard Franklin |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime |
| Keywords | london, england, bomb, sibling relationship, helicopter, based on novel or book, sex scandal, time bomb, mistaken identity, escape, political assassination, agent, american abroad, timer, screwball comedy, american in the uk, assassination attempt, spy ring, peace treaty, bomb threat, post cold war, simpleton, political conspiracy, international espionage, matryoshka, russian dancers, bumbling criminals, hitmen, love letters |
| Production Companies | Polar Films, Arnon Milchan Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $13,801,755
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bill Murray | Wallace Ritchie |
| Peter Gallagher | James Ritchie |
| Joanne Whalley | Lori |
| Alfred Molina | Boris |
| Richard Wilson | Daggenhurst |
| John Standing | Embleton |
| Simon Chandler | Hawkins |
| Geraldine James | Ludmilla Kropotkin |
| Anna Chancellor | Barbara Ritchie |
| Nicholas Woodeson | Sergei |
| Cliff Parisi | Uri |
| John Thomson | Dimitri |
| Janet Henfrey | Ms. Goldstein |
| Terry O'Neill | Spenser |
| Isabel Hernandez | Consuela |
| Donald Pickering | Sir Duncan |
| Venetia Barrett | Sir Duncan's Wife |
| Terence Harvey | Herr Schuster |
| Cate Fowler | Frau Schuster |
| Richard Dixon | Rupert |
| Sarah Crowden | Sylvia |
| Barnaby Kay | SWAT Team Leader |
| David Hounslow | Wilkie |
| Adam Fogerty | Newman |
| Jacqueline Phillips | Annabel |
| Inday Ba | Des |
| Dexter Fletcher | Otto |
| Josephine Gradwell | WPC Wendy |
| Linda Broughton | Middle-aged Woman |
| David Boyce | Middle-aged Man |
| Jo Dow | Hotel Manager |
| Derek Smee | Desk Clerk |
| Sheila Reid | Woman in SS Cap |
| Bob Holmes | Husband in Hotel Room |
| Paul Shearer | TV Reporter |
| Yoshinori Yamamoto | Japanese Man |
| Toshie Ogura | Japanese Woman |
| Charles Simon | Aged Desk Night Clerk |
| Roger Morlidge | PC Cochrane |
| Ashley Gunstock | Policeman in Car #2 |
| Judith Dawson | TV Newscaster |
| David Michaels | MI5 Agent |
| Damian Myerscough | Stage Manager |
| Jason Round | Policeman |
| Andrew Woodall | Malloy |
| Malcolm Storry | Chief Inspector Cockburn |
| Eddie Marsan | Mugger #1 |
| Tat Whalley | Mugger #2 |
| Fred Whitham | Toastmaster |
| Daryll Kay | Liveried Child |
| Linzi Lazlo-Carr | Liveried Child |
| Richard Cubison | Immigration Officer |
| Sarah Greene | TV Presenter |
| Mike Smith | TV Presenter |
| J.E. Freeman | CIA Man |
| Maxwell Caulfield | British Agent |
| Mike Justus | Waiter |
| Mark Chapman | voice overs (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Farrar | Novel, Screenplay |
| Robert M. Stevens | Director of Photography |
| Chris Seagers | Art Direction |
| Maggie Gray | Set Decoration |
| Michelle Guish | Casting |
| Jim Clay | Production Design |
| Pamela Power | Editor |
| Mark Foster | Costume Supervisor |
| Aletta Collins | Choreographer |
| Sally Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Jon Amiel | Director |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Janty Yates | Costume Design |
| Howard Franklin | Screenplay |
| Ralph Sall | Executive Music Producer |
| Mark Southworth | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael G. Nathanson | Producer |
| Mark Tarlov | Producer |
| Madeline Warren | Co-Producer |
| Elisabeth Robinson | Executive Producer |
| Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 234 | 452 |