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ERA
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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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The Manxman
"The screen's supreme masterpiece!"
1929 1h 40m EN
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MID
★6.0TMDB · 95
RomanceDrama
Synopsis
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A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.
“The screen's supreme masterpiece!”
Cast
Carl Brisson
Pete Quilliam
Malcolm Keen
Philip Christian
Anny Ondra
Kate Cregeen
Randle Ayrton
Caesar Cregeen
Clare Greet
Mrs. Cregeen
Kim Peacock
Ross Christian (uncredited)
Nellie Richards
Wardress (uncredited)
Wilfred Shine
Doctor (uncredited)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writers
- Eliot Stannard
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Jack E. Cox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Emile de Ruelle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Carl Brisson and Malcolm Keen and Anny Ondra carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The screen's supreme masterpiece!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0020142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alfred Hitchcock directs. Jack E. Cox behind the camera. Emile de Ruelle cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 197 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Jack E. Cox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Emile de Ruelle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Carl Brisson and Malcolm Keen and Anny Ondra carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "The screen's supreme masterpiece!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0020142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 20 themes, including "secret love", "baby", "love triangle", "wife".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jack E. Cox
- Editing
- Emile de Ruelle
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Alfred Hitchcock
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- BR
British International Pictures
GB
Key crew
- NovelHall Caine
- ProducerJohn Maxwell
- Scenario WriterEliot Stannard
- Art DirectionC. Wilfred Arnold
- EditorEmile de Ruelle
- Assistant DirectorFrank Mills
- Assistant CameraAlfred Roome
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- secret love
- baby
- love triangle
- wife
- marriage
- fisherman
- bride
- deception
- unrequited love
- lawyer
- best friend
- silent film
- guilty conscience
- coastal village
- moral dilemma
- isle of man
- abandonment
- seafarer
- deemster
- public disgrace
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1929-12-16
Also known as
International titles
- Mansaaren tuomariFI
