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Kuninkaan purjehtijat

Original title: Single-Handed
  • 19531953
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
627
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POPULARITY
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Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
ActionDramaRomance
In 1940, Canadian sailor Andrew Brown is prisoner on a battle damaged German raider and he plans to delay the raider's at-sea repairs until a British naval task-force can destroy it.In 1940, Canadian sailor Andrew Brown is prisoner on a battle damaged German raider and he plans to delay the raider's at-sea repairs until a British naval task-force can destroy it.In 1940, Canadian sailor Andrew Brown is prisoner on a battle damaged German raider and he plans to delay the raider's at-sea repairs until a British naval task-force can destroy it.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
627
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,035
513
  • Director
    • Roy Boulting
  • Writers
    • C.S. Forester(novel "Brown on Resolution")
    • Valentine Davies(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeffrey Hunter
    • Michael Rennie
    • Wendy Hiller
Top credits
  • Director
    • Roy Boulting
  • Writers
    • C.S. Forester(novel "Brown on Resolution")
    • Valentine Davies(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeffrey Hunter
    • Michael Rennie
    • Wendy Hiller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter and Bernard Lee in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Michael Rennie in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter and John Schlesinger in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Wendy Hiller and Michael Rennie in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Michael Rennie in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)
    Jeffrey Hunter in Kuninkaan purjehtijat (1953)

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    Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter
    • Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Lt. Richard Saville
    Wendy Hiller
    Wendy Hiller
    • Lucinda Bentley
    Bernard Lee
    Bernard Lee
    • Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
    Peter van Eyck
    Peter van Eyck
    • Kapitan von Falk
    • (as Peter Van Eyck)
    Victor Maddern
    Victor Maddern
    • Signalman Willy 'Misery' Earnshaw
    John Horsley
    John Horsley
    • Cmdr. John Willis
    Patrick Barr
    Patrick Barr
    • Capt. Tom Ashley, HMS 'Amesbury'
    Robin Bailey
    Robin Bailey
    • Cdr. John Stafford - HMS 'Stratford'
    Officers and Men of H.M.S. Manxman
    Officers and Men of H.M.S. Cleopatra
    Officers and Men of H.M.S. Glasgow
    John Adams
    • German Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Armstrong
    • Officer at Investiture
    • (uncredited)
    William Baskiville
    • Rating
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Beradi
    • Officer at Investiture
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Boddey
    Martin Boddey
    • German Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Nicholas Bruce
    • Hesse
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy Boulting
    • Writers
      • C.S. Forester(novel "Brown on Resolution")
      • Valentine Davies(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Although the movie is set in World War Two, the basic situation on which the story is loosely based is that of the World War One naval battles of Coronel in the South Pacific and the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, both of which took place in 1914. As in the film, a British cruiser force was defeated in the first battle by a superior German force and then Royal Navy reinforcements sent from England allowed the British to triumph in the second encounter.
    • Goofs
      The action is meant to take place on a volcanic atoll in the Pacific. When they sail out for the final battle the cliffs in the background are sedimentary chalk cliffs.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Great Canadian Supercut (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      It's a Long Way to Tipperary
      (uncredited)
      Written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams

    User reviews20

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    Courage in the face of Overwhelming Odds.
    Jeffrey Hunter is very good in this splendid account of a British seaman who pits himself single-handedly in a desperate battle against a huge German warship.

    Slow-moving at first, the action builds inexorably into a grand and (at least for me) very satisfactory climax. Who cares about realism when you can have this much fun?

    Michael Rennie (one of my favorite actors) is well-cast in his role, and Bernard Lee (you might know him as James Bond's chief) is also very good.

    If you see this movie and enjoy it, you might also be interested in Peter O'Toole's "Murphy's War", which is quite similar in many respects.

    I rate this good old movie 7.5 out of 10.
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    • JSPrine
    • Oct 7, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 1954 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Sailor of the King
    • Filming locations
      • Dwejra, Gozo, Malta
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,220,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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