The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Efforts to move Britain into the modern age don't sit well with the people of the small village of Anderia Marsh, who have claimed a right (going back to Henry III) to evade government-imposed import duties and taxes. And when the government decides to curb this right, the whole village quietly rises up in a comical rebellion. After their vessel runs aground during a storm and is impounded by the British authorities, local smugglers must find a way of disposing of their contraband brandy cargo before it's discovered by the Customs Officers.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Derek N. TwistDirector
- Howard ClewesWriter
- Derek N. TwistWriter
Cast
- Roger LiveseyCapt. Cedric Biddle
- Honor BlackmanMeg Cuffley
- Richard BurtonRobert 'Bob' Hammond
- Frederick LeisterCol. Gill
- John SalewHerbert Finch
- Colin GordonRoderick Fisherwick
- Geoffrey KeenSpencer Prudhoe
- Cyril SmithHubert Hewitt
- Eliot MakehamJames Urquhart
- Jack McNaughtonBailiff Sgt. Edgar Rigby
- Vida HopePolly Bainbridge
- Russell WatersJoseph Bainbridge the farmer
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booksmuggling (contraband)