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The Man Who Knew Too Little 1997 Directed by Jon Amiel

He’s on a mission so secret, even he doesn’t know about it.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Action , Comedy , Crime
Production Companies Polar Films , Arnon Milchan Productions
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $13,801,755
Release Date 14 November 1997
94 mins
Cast
Bill Murray Wallace Ritchie
Peter Gallagher James Ritchie
Richard Wilson Daggenhurst
John Standing Embleton
Geraldine James Ludmilla Kropotkin
Anna Chancellor Barbara Ritchie
John Thomson Dimitri
Janet Henfrey Ms. Goldstein
Donald Pickering Sir Duncan
Venetia Barrett Sir Duncan's Wife
Terence Harvey Herr Schuster
Cate Fowler Frau Schuster
Barnaby Kay SWAT Team Leader
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
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)