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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.
There was a bittersweet Hollywood ending for the family of Manny Balestrero, a Jackson Heights, Queens, man whose wrongful arrest for robbery is harrowingly recounted in Alfred Hitchcock’s...
Manny Balestrero sued the city for false arrest. Asking $500,000, he accepted a settlement of just $7,000. He earned $22,000 from the film (which he reportedly liked), and it went to repaying loans for Rose's care, although she never fully recovered, dying in 1984. Manny died in 1998.
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
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.
Feb 7, 2016 · There was a bittersweet Hollywood ending for the family of Manny Balestrero, a Jackson Heights, Queens, man whose wrongful arrest for robbery is harrowingly recounted in Alfred Hitchcock’s only factbased film.
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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.
