Sailor of the King (1953)
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Jeffrey Hunter plays a young British sailor, the out-of-wedlock son of a high-ranking naval officer (Michael Rennie). Hunter's ship is torpedoed, leaving him stranded on a German-occupied island. Armed with only a rifle, Hunter is able to shoot at a German cruiser docked for repairs, and to slow down its departure. The British Navy then moves in and sinks the ship. Hunter is decorated for valor by the squadron commander--his own father. Though set during World War II, Sailor of the King was adapted from C. S. Forester's World War I novel Brown on Resolution (previously filmed in 1935, with John Mills in the lead). This 1953 20th Century-Fox production was released in Britain as Single Handed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roy Boulting
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Sailor of the King
Jeffrey Hunter plays a young British sailor, the out-of-wedlock son of a high-ranking naval officer (Michael Rennie). Hunter's ship is torpedoed, leaving him stranded on a German-occupied island. Armed with only a rifle, Hunter is able to shoot at a German cruiser docked for repairs, and to slow down its departure. The British Navy then moves in and sinks the ship. Hunter is decorated for valor by the squadron commander--his own father. Though set during World War II, Sailor of the King was adapted from C. S. Forester's World War I novel Brown on Resolution (previously filmed in 1935, with John Mills in the lead). This 1953 20th Century-Fox production was released in Britain as Single Handed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 83 mins
Complete Cast of Sailor of the King
- Michael Rennie - Capt. Richard Saville
- Jeffrey Hunter - Leading Signalman Andrew "Buster" Brown
- Peter Van Eyck - Kapitan von Falk
- John Horsley - Cmdr. Willis
- James Copeland - Cmdr. Laughton
- Sam Kydd - Naval Rating
- Martin Boddey
- Lockwood West
- James Drake
- Robert Dean
- Wendy Hiller - Lucinda Bentley
- Bernard Lee - Petty Officer Wheatley
- Patrick Barr - Capt. Ashley
- Robin Bailey - Lt. Stafford
- Victor Maddern - Signalman "Misery" Earnshaw
- Nicholas Bruce - Hesse
- Guido Lorraine
- John Schlesinger
- Derek Prentice
- Director(s):
- Roy Boulting
- Writer(s):
- C.S. Forester, Valentine Davies
- Producer(s):
- Frank McCarthy, Frank McCarthy
- Categories:
- War
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