The Manxman

"The screen's supreme masterpiece!"

Dec 16 1929 Not Rated 1h 50m
Drama, Romance

A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.

Plot

Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord's daughter at the local inn, however Kate's father doesn't think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but they start to be attracted to each other.

Written by

Hall Caine, Eliot Stannard

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

British International Pictures

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,428
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA