Mandy

★★★★★

Original title: Crash of Silence · Turkish title: Dilsiz Yavru

“The Greatest Emotional Drama yet brought to the screen...”

1952 · 1 h 33 min

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick · UK · British Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Phyllis Calvert Jack Hawkins

Credits

Written by: Hilda Lewis

Plot

Parents struggle to help their deaf daughter learn to speak.

Sinekatalog’s take

Alexander Mackendrick's drama follows parents struggling to help their deaf daughter learn to speak, and the strain on their marriage. Phyllis Calvert and Jack Hawkins star in a sensitive, moving and well-observed British film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,264 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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