Synopsis
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Guy HamiltonDirector
- Ivan FoxwellWriter
- Guy HamiltonWriter
- William WoodsScreenplay
- William AlwynOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Trevor HowardJames Prothero
- Elsa MartinelliManuela Hunt
- Pedro ArmendárizMario Constanza
- Donald PleasenceEvans
- Jack MacGowranTommy
- Leslie WestonBleloch
- Warren MitchellMoss
- Christopher LeeVoice (voice)
- Roger DelgadoStranger
- Harcourt CuraçaoWellington Jones
- Barry LoweMurphy
- Juan CarolillaOfficial
Stills
Themes
shipstowaway