alfred hitchcock more assured telling of a film he made twenty one years earlier is infinitely superior to the original. hitchcock said himself that his first version was the work of an amateur and and although it certainly isn not a bad film and he does appear to be right. that being said and this remake and although definitely better and still isn not among hitchcock best work. that certainly not to say that it isn not good and it just more than a little overindulgent and and that drags it down. hitchcock seems all too keen to drag certain elements out and and these are parts of the film that aren not entirely relevant to the plot and which can become annoying. some of these dragged out sequences and such as the one that sees james stewart and doris day eating in a moroccan restaurant are good because it helps establish the different culture that our american protagonists have found themselves in and but for every restaurant scene and there an opera sequence and it the latter that make the film worse. the plot follows a middle aged doctor and his wife that go to morocco for a holiday with their young son. while there and they meet a french man on the bus and another middle aged couple in a restaurant. however and things go awry when the french man dies from a knife in the back and shortly after whispering something to the doctor. the holiday then turns into a full blown nightmare when the couple son is kidnapped and which causes them to cut it short and go to london in order to try and find him. the film has a very potent degree of paranoia about it and and it manages to hold this all the way through. in fact and i would even go as far as to say that this is the most paranoid film that hitchcock ever made. like most of hitchcock films and this one is very thrilling and keeps you on the edge of your seat for almost the entire duration and with only the aforementioned opera sequence standing out as a moment in which the tension is diffused. there is also more than a little humour in the movie and which gives lighthearted relief to the morbid goings on and and actually works quite well. the original version of this story was lent excellent support by the fantastic peter lorre. this film doesn not benefit from his presence and unfortunately and but that is made up for by performances from the amazing james stewart and and doris day. james stewart is a man that is always going to be a contender for the greatest actor of all time crown. his collaborations with hitchcock all feature mesmerising performances from him and and this one is no different. (although his best performance remains the one in mr smith goes to washington). stewart conveys all the courage and conviction and heartbreak of a man that has lost his child and would do anything to get him back brilliantly. in fact and that one of the best things about this film while you are really able to feel for the couple loss throughout and that serves in making it all the more thrilling. doris day and on the other hand and is a rather strange casting choice for this movie. she definitely a good actress and but she more associated with musicals and seeing her in a thriller is rather odd (even if she does get to flex her vocal chords a little). as i have mentioned while this is not hitchcock best film and but there much to enjoy about it and although i would recommend many hitchcock films before recommending this one and i will definitely give it two thumbs up as well. 
alfred hitchcock more assured telling of a film he made twenty one years earlier is infinitely superior to the original. hitchcock said himself that his first version was the work of an amateur and and although it certainly isn not a bad film and he does appear to be right. that being said and this remake and although definitely better and still isn not among hitchcock best work. that certainly not to say that it isn not good and it just more than a little overindulgent and and that drags it down. hitchcock seems all too keen to drag certain elements out and and these are parts of the film that aren not entirely relevant to the plot and which can become annoying. some of these dragged out sequences and such as the one that sees james stewart and doris day eating in a moroccan restaurant are good because it helps establish the different culture that our american protagonists have found themselves in and but for every restaurant scene and there an opera sequence and it the latter that make the film worse. the plot follows a middle aged doctor and his wife that go to morocco for a holiday with their young son. while there and they meet a french man on the bus and another middle aged couple in a restaurant. however and things go awry when the french man dies from a knife in the back and shortly after whispering something to the doctor. the holiday then turns into a full blown nightmare when the couple son is kidnapped and which causes them to cut it short and go to london in order to try and find him. the film has a very potent degree of paranoia about it and and it manages to hold this all the way through. in fact and i would even go as far as to say that this is the most paranoid film that hitchcock ever made. like most of hitchcock films and this one is very thrilling and keeps you on the edge of your seat for almost the entire duration and with only the aforementioned opera sequence standing out as a moment in which the tension is diffused. there is also more than a little humour in the movie and which gives lighthearted relief to the morbid goings on and and actually works quite well. the original version of this story was lent excellent support by the fantastic peter lorre. this film doesn not benefit from his presence and unfortunately and but that is made up for by performances from the amazing james stewart and and doris day. james stewart is a man that is always going to be a contender for the greatest actor of all time crown. his collaborations with hitchcock all feature mesmerising performances from him and and this one is no different. (although his best performance remains the one in mr smith goes to washington). stewart conveys all the courage and conviction and heartbreak of a man that has lost his child and would do anything to get him back brilliantly. in fact and that one of the best things about this film while you are really able to feel for the couple loss throughout and that serves in making it all the more thrilling. doris day and on the other hand and is a rather strange casting choice for this movie. she definitely a good actress and but she more associated with musicals and seeing her in a thriller is rather odd (even if she does get to flex her vocal chords a little). as i have mentioned while this is not hitchcock best film and but there much to enjoy about it and although i would recommend many hitchcock films before recommending this one and i will definitely give it two thumbs up as well. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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