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  1. Published Feb. 7, 2016, 4:01 p.m. ET. Manny Balestrero in 1953. Getty Images. There was a bittersweet Hollywood ending for the family of Manny Balestrero, a Jackson Heights, Queens, man whose ...

  2. In 1951, Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero was working as a musician at the Stork Club, a nightclub in New York City, when he was arrested in a case of mistaken identity and charged with the armed robbery of an insurance office. The pressure of the arrest caused Manny's wife, Rose Balestrero, to have a breakdown and she admitted to a ...

  3. The Wrong Man is a 1956 American docudrama film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles.The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero by Maxwell Anderson and in the magazine article "A Case of Identity", which was published in Life magazine in June 1953 ...

  4. The Wrong Man: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone. In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

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    • Drama, Film-Noir
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • 1957-01-26
  5. Oct 6, 2018 · Manny Balestrero was mistaken for a serial robber in 1953, leading to his arrest and a documentary by Alfred Hitchcock. Learn how this rare phenomenon works and why it's hard to prove in court.

  6. Jan 13, 2023 · Manny Balestrero was a real person who was falsely accused of a crime and imprisoned in 1953. His case inspired Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 movie "The Wrong Man", which depicts his ordeal with remarkable accuracy and realism.

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  8. Aug 31, 2011 · Henry Fonda stars as Manny Balestrero, a Stork Club bass player and a devoted husband and father who lives with his family in Queens. Upon entering a local insurance office, where he solemnly ...

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