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Single-Handed (1953)
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11 June 1953 (UK) morePlot:
A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Naval War Drama with interesting ending moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeffrey Hunter | ... | Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown |
| Michael Rennie | ... | Lt. Richard Saville |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Lucinda Bentley |
| Bernard Lee | ... | Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley |
| Peter van Eyck | ... | German Warship Kapitan (as Peter Van Eyck) |
| Victor Maddern | ... | Signalman Willy 'Misery' Earnshaw |
| John Horsley | ... | Cmdr. John Willis |
| Patrick Barr | ... | Capt. Tom Ashley, HMS 'Amesbury' |
| Robin Bailey | ... | Cdr. John Stafford - HMS 'Stratford' |
| James Copeland | ... | Cdr. Laughton |
| Nicholas Bruce | ... | Korvetten-kapitan Hesse |
| Sam Kydd | ... | Sailor with 'Misery' and 'Canada' on Deck |
| Martin Boddey | ... | German Officer |
| Robert Dean | ... | Communications Officer |
| James Drake | ... | Navigator |
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Brown on Resolution (UK) (working title)C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King (USA) (complete title)
Sailor of the King (USA)
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:83 minCountry:
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Fun Stuff
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The plot of the film is taken from C. S. Foresters 1929 book "Brown on Resolution". moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the Essen's main guns fire on Brown at the Resolution inlet, three guns per turret are visible, but when the Essen is seen sinking after the final battle with the British task force, only 2 guns per turret are visible. moreFAQ
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Excellent British naval war movie with Jeffrey Hunter. There are few movies of this type --as this is centered on sea action. I think of the movie "Pursuit of the Graf Spree" when watching this movie. This movie takes awhile to get going but is worth the wait.