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The Wrong Man

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A bleak, Kafkaesque drama based upon an actual New York court case involving a man who is mistakenly arrested for robbery and has to prove his innocence.

Heavily in debt, a bass player at a club tries to borrow money against his wife's life insurance policy. But, in a cruel twist of fate, his trip to the broker ends up with his being wrongly identified as someone who had previously robbed the office. Show less

Contributors

Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero:
Henry Fonda
Rose Balestrero:
Vera Miles
Frank D O'Connor:
Anthony Quayle
Det Lt Bowers:
Harold J Stone
Ann James:
Doreen Lang
Betty Todd:
Norma Connolly
Olga Conforti, Manny's Sister:
Lola D'Annunzio
Gregory Balestrero:
Robert Essen
Judge Groat:
Dayton Lummis
Det Matthews:
Charles Cooper
Mama Balestrero:
Esther Minciotti

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