The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
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Talented special effects and adventure director Michael Anderson (Around the World in 80 Days, 1956) keeps the suspense going in this drama about the wreck of the Mary Deare. John Sands (Charleton Heston) is the captain of a salvage ship that is almost rammed by the apparently abandoned Mary Deare. Sands boards the ship in search of plunder but as it is tossed on the high seas, he discovers a half-crazed captain aboard (Gary Cooper). The captain of the Mary Deare, Gideon Patch, tells Sands his story and in the end, the ship is scuttled and sinks. While Sands believes the story, the court does not believe it and Captain Patch is devastated. Determined to prove his innocence, the two captains dive down to the sunken Mary Deare to dredge up the evidence they need -- building up to a slam-bang climax. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Gary Cooper - Gideon Patch
- Michael Redgrave - Mr. Hyland
- Cecil Parker - The Chairman
- Alexander Knox - Petrie
- Virginia McKenna - Janet Taggart
- Ashley Cowan - Burrows
- Alexander Archdale - Lloyd's Counsel
- George Dee - French Captain
- John Le Mesurier - M.O.A. Lawyer
- John Dearth - Reporter
- Louis Mercier - Commander of Police
- Noel Drayton - Bell
- Lilyan Chauvin - Nun
- Charlton Heston - John Sands
- Emlyn Williams - Sir Wilfred Falcett
- Richard Harris - Higgins
- Ben Wright - Mike Duncan
- Peter Illing - Gunderson
- Terence de Marney - Frank
- Paul Bryar - Port Official
- Jean del Val - Javot
- Lomax Study - Photographer
- Charles Davis - Yules
- Charles Lamb - Court Clerk
- Albert Carrier - Ambulance Attendant
- Director(s):
- Michael Anderson
- Writer(s):
- Eric Ambler
- Producer(s):
- Julian Blaustein
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