The Man Who Knew too Much
Synopsis
A young employee named Mehraban who is unhappy with his hard life meets a mysterious old man dressed in black. The old man says he will get Mehraban what he wants on the condition that he make the right use of his opportunities. Mehraban agrees. The old man leaves a newspaper with him dated three months in the future reporting the war between Iran and Iraq. Mehraban makes a lot of money by purchasing essential goods, hoarding them and then selling them later at much higher prices during the war. However he loses his fiancee and breaks with his friends. The mysterious old man appears again. He tells him he has abused his privileged opportunity and not to continue on the wrong path; on their last meeting he tells him he has become a monster and he must either to go back to his former life or die. The fear of death causes Mehraban to donate his illegitimate funds to charities and return to his honorable life.
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Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$10K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$100K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
10x
+$90K net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yadollah Samadi
- Screenplay & Story
- Jamal Omid, Hassan Hedayat
- Original Score
- Hassan Zandbaf
- Original Title
- The Man Who Knew too Much
- Country of Origin
- Iran
- Spoken Languages
- Persian
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Production Budget
- $10K
- Worldwide Gross
- $100K
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yadollah Samadi
Jamal Omid, Hassan Hedayat
Hassan Zandbaf
Morteza Rastegar
Hossein Zandbaf
Department Leadership Roster
Jamal Omid
Writer
Hassan Zandbaf
Original Music Composer
Morteza Rastegar
Director of Photography
Yadollah Samadi
Director
Hassan Hedayat
Writer
Hossein Zandbaf
Editor
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What is The Man Who Knew too Much about?
A young employee named Mehraban who is unhappy with his hard life meets a mysterious old man dressed in black. The old man says he will get Mehraban what he wants on the condition that he make the right use of his opportunities. Mehraban agrees. The old man leaves a newspaper with him dated three months in the future reporting the war between Iran and Iraq. Mehraban makes a lot of money by purchasing essential goods, hoarding them and then selling them later at much higher prices during the war. However he loses his fiancee and breaks with his friends. The mysterious old man appears again. He tells him he has abused his privileged opportunity and not to continue on the wrong path; on their last meeting he tells him he has become a monster and he must either to go back to his former life or die. The fear of death causes Mehraban to donate his illegitimate funds to charities and return to his honorable life.
Who directed The Man Who Knew too Much?
The Man Who Knew too Much was directed by Yadollah Samadi.
Who stars in The Man Who Knew too Much?
The principal cast of The Man Who Knew too Much includes Enayat Shafiee, Jafar Vali, Morteza Ahmadi, Ahmad Alinejad, Mohammad Barsoozian.
When was The Man Who Knew too Much released and how long is it?
The Man Who Knew too Much was released in 1984 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.
What was the box office and production budget of The Man Who Knew too Much?
The Man Who Knew too Much had a reported production budget of $10K and grossed $100K at the worldwide box office (10 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for The Man Who Knew too Much?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Man Who Knew too Much was composed by Hassan Zandbaf.