A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.
Direction
Hitchcock's final silent—every frame breathes coastal doom.
Cinematography
Storm-lashed cliffs and longing glances, no dialogue needed.
Acting
Ondra's face does what words cannot.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anny Ondra's thick Czech accent doomed her talkie career—Hitchcock had to hire voice doubles for her later films.
Hitchcock called this his least favorite film, yet it's his most nakedly emotional—perhaps that's why he rejected it. The 'wrong man' theme that obsessed him starts here.
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