Sailor of the King (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 23min
- Action, Drama
- 11 Jun 1953 (UK)
- Movie
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.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jeffrey Hunter | ... |
Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
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| Michael Rennie | ... |
Lt. Richard Saville
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| Wendy Hiller | ... |
Lucinda Bentley
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| Bernard Lee | ... |
Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
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| Peter van Eyck | ... |
Kapitan von Falk
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| Victor Maddern | ... |
Signalman Willy 'Misery' Earnshaw
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| John Horsley | ... |
Cmdr. John Willis
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| Patrick Barr | ... |
Capt. Tom Ashley, HMS 'Amesbury'
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| Robin Bailey | ... |
Cdr. John Stafford - HMS 'Stratford'
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Officers and Men of H.M.S. Manxman |
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Officers and Men of H.M.S. Cleopatra |
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Officers and Men of H.M.S. Glasgow |
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John Adams | ... |
German Sailor (uncredited)
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Jack Armstrong | ... |
Officer at Investiture (uncredited)
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William Baskiville | ... |
Rating (uncredited)
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Paul Beradi | ... |
Officer at Investiture (uncredited)
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| Martin Boddey | ... |
German Officer (uncredited)
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| Nicholas Bruce | ... |
Hesse (uncredited)
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James Copeland | ... |
Cmdr. Laughton (uncredited)
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Harold Coyne | ... |
German Sailor (uncredited)
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Reggie de Beer | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Robert Dean | ... |
Communications Officer (uncredited)
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Steve Donahue | ... |
Rating (uncredited)
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| James Drake | ... |
Navigator (uncredited)
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Otto Friese | ... |
German Soldier (uncredited)
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| Lowell Gilmore | ... |
Emissary of the King - USA version (uncredited)
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Victor Hagan | ... |
Station Master (uncredited)
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Charles Hammond | ... |
Official at Investiture (uncredited)
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Aidan Harrington | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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| Victor Harrington | ... |
Officer at Investiture (uncredited)
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| Joan Hickson | ... |
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Philip Johns | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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| Sam Kydd | ... |
Naval Rating (uncredited)
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Guido Lorraine | ... |
German Officer (uncredited)
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Derek Prentice | ... |
German Orderly (uncredited)
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Charles Rayford | ... |
Rating (uncredited)
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Arthur Sandifer | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Terry Sartain | ... |
Rating (uncredited)
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| John Schlesinger | ... |
German Guard (uncredited)
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John Warren | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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| Lockwood West | ... |
Lt. Marsh (uncredited)
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| Ian Wilson | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roy Boulting | ||
Written by
| C.S. Forester | ... | (novel "Brown on Resolution") |
| Valentine Davies | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Frank McCarthy | ... | producer |
Music by
| Clifton Parker | ||
Cinematography by
| Gilbert Taylor | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Alan Osbiston | ||
Editorial Department
| Geoffrey Botterill | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Anthony Harvey | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Alex Vetchinsky | ... | (as Alec Vetchinsky) |
Makeup Department
| David Aylott | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| R.E. Dearing | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
| Jack Swinburne | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Draper | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
| Bluey Hill | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
| Eddie Pike | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| David Morrison | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Alan Withy | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Buster Ambler | ... | sound recordist |
| Red Law | ... | sound recordist |
| Jimmy Dooley | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
| Ken Ritchie | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Jack Slade | ... | dubbing editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kenneth Danvers | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Dudley Lovell | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Reg Pope | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
| Paul Wilson | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Muir Mathieson | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Doreen Merriman | ... | continuity (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| R.S. Abram | ... | naval technical advisor (as Commander R.S. Abram D.S.C. R.N. {Retired}) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox) (presents)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Company (1953) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1954) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Odeon Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Spirit of Her Majesty's Royal Navy (dedicated to)
- Officers and Men of the British Mediterranean Fleet (willing help made this film possible)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Western Electric (recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The HMS Aylesbury is sunk by the the German raider Essen. Only two men survive and are rescued by the damaged German ship. When the Germans make for an isolated harbour to repair the damage the suffered during the fight one of the men decides he must do all he can to delay the repairs and give the Royal Navy time to locate and destroy the ship. Written by Jason |
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| Taglines | The greatest story of the sea by today's greatest storyteller ! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,220,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Great Canadian Supercut (2017). See more » |
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