The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael AndersonDirector
- Paul SoskinScreenplay
Cast
- Robert NewtonPeter McCabe
- Kathleen HarrisonMrs. McCabe
- Avis ScottNora McCabe
- Susan ShawConnie McCabe
- Robin NetscherGeorge Alexander McCabe
- Richard BurtonBen Satterthwaite
- Kenneth GriffithMaurice Bruno
- Olive SloaneMrs. Gibson
- James HayterShip's Captain
- Charles VictorBill
- Michael BrennanEngineer
- Allan JeayesPrison Officer
Stills
Themes
liverpool, englandblack and whitewaterfront