Mandy

Nominated for six BAFTAs in 1952, Ealing classic Mandy is the heart-rending adaptation of Hilda Lewis's novel The Day is Ours, from acclaimed director Alexander Mackendrick (The Man in the White Suit, Whisky Galore!). Born deaf, Mandy (Mandy Miller) is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age, Mandy's mother, Christine (Phyllis Calvert, Mr. Denning Drives North), wants to enroll her in a special residential school for the deaf, run by dynamic and gifted teacher, Searle (Jack Hawkins, Angels One Five). But her husband, Harry (Terence Morgan), disagrees, wishing to have her home-schooled.