The Manxman

★★★★★

“The screen's supreme masterpiece!”

1929 · 1 h 50 min

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · UK · Classical Hollywood

DramaRomance

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Cast

Anny Ondra Carl Brisson Malcolm Keen Randle Ayrton Clare Greet Kim Peacock

Credits

Written by: Hall Caine Eliot Stannard

Plot

A fisherman and a lawyer, friends since childhood, love the same woman on the Isle of Man.

Sinekatalog’s take

Alfred Hitchcock's last silent film is an earnest melodrama, with striking use of landscape.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (3,721 votes)
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