The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Valentine DaviesWriter
- Roy BoultingDirector
- Clifton ParkerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeffrey HunterSignalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
- Michael RennieLt. Richard Saville
- Wendy HillerLucinda Bentley
- Bernard LeePetty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
- Victor MaddernSignalman Willy Earnshaw
- John HorsleyCommander John Willis
- Patrick BarrCaptain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury
- Robin BaileyLieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford
- James DrakeNavigator (uncredited)