Movies Based On True Stories: The Wrong Woman and Hitchcock's The Wrong Man Christopher Balestrero Case
According to Lifetime, the idea for the movie came from Alfred Hitchcock's movie The Wrong Man. Hitchcock's version was based on the true story of Christopher Balestrero, a man who was accused of robbery in New York during the 1950s. The Wrong Woman full movie Pictured here is Danica McKellar as a woman framed for an attempted murder that she didn't commit. The Wrong Man full movie is available on Amazon. The Wrong Man (1956) Hitchcock movie The 1956 version of The Wrong Man was an instant classic, and it was ripped from the headlines about a man who was falsely accused of a robbery. Old 1956 arrest photo This is the case that inspired Alfred Hitchcock to make the movie. On the left is the real robber. He was confused with Balestrero, the one on the right.