10 Remakes That Totally Outshone The Original

3. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

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Director Alfred Hitchcock's initial take on parents trying to retrieve their kidnapped child was released in 1934 and entitled The Man Who Knew Too Much. Its cast included Peter Lorre. The British film is considered one of Hitchcock's finest before his going to America.

But even so Hitchcock was apparently not satisfied with the results. And so 22 years later the remake with the same title was released starring James Stewart and Doris Day.

While the most immediately noticeable difference is likely the change from black and white to color, Hitchcock also went with several others, including changing the kidnapped child from a girl to a boy. The 1956 version has typically been considered the superior of the two. More polished and stylized, the famed director would later express that he felt the original was the product of an amateur, whereas the remake was a product of a professional.

1956's movie is also noted for bringing the world the song Que Sera, Sera. This song would win the Oscar for Best Original Song and would become a signature of Doris Day's.

 
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