Movie Description
Sailor of the King
(1953)Overview
A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son. 20 years later the boy is on a ship under his command when he is tracking a German Raider. When the boy is captured after his ship is sunk, he finds a way to slow the German's progress while a lethal hunt for him goes on.
Featured Crew
- Director : Roy Boulting
- Producer : Frank McCarthy
- Writer : Valentine Davies
- Editor : Alan Osbiston
- Cast : Jeffrey Hunter,Michael Rennie,Wendy Hiller,Bernard Lee,Victor Maddern,John Horsley,Patrick Barr,Robin Bailey,James Drake
Cast
Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
Lt. Richard Saville
Lucinda Bentley
Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Signalman Willy Earnshaw
Commander John Willis
Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury
Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford
Navigator (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleSailor of the King
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-06-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 23m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Action
- Drama
- War
