Fresh
It's no masterpiece, but it's certainly something to see: Hitchcock's early work is full of surprises, dramatic and stylistic.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Manxman
The screen's supreme masterpiece!
1929 · 1h 40m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
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The Manxman
Overview
A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.
Director and cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Director
- Carl Brisson as Pete Quilliam
- Malcolm Keen as Philip Christian
- Anny Ondra as Kate Cregeen
- Randle Ayrton as Caesar Cregeen
- Clare Greet as Mother
- Kim Peacock as Ross Christian (uncredited)
- Nellie Richards as Wardress (uncredited)
- Wilfred Shine as Doctor (uncredited)
- Harry Terry as Man (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The Hall Caine novel from which this film was adapted is a weak one, but the director has done his best with it.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Filled with enchanting scenes and the story itself is quite well told.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
Rotten
A distinctly un-Hitchcockian melodrama.
Derek Adams, Time Out
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