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The Sailor from Gibraltar

  • 19671967
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
  • Drama
  • Romance
In Italy, a vacationing Englishman leaves his girlfriend for a wealthy mysterious American widow who's sailing the seas in search of her long-lost sailor friend.In Italy, a vacationing Englishman leaves his girlfriend for a wealthy mysterious American widow who's sailing the seas in search of her long-lost sailor friend.In Italy, a vacationing Englishman leaves his girlfriend for a wealthy mysterious American widow who's sailing the seas in search of her long-lost sailor friend.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
407
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tony Richardson
  • Writers
    • Marguerite Duras(novel "Le marin de Gibraltar")
    • Christopher Isherwood
    • Don Magner
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Moreau
    • Ian Bannen
    • Vanessa Redgrave
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tony Richardson
  • Writers
    • Marguerite Duras(novel "Le marin de Gibraltar")
    • Christopher Isherwood
    • Don Magner
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Moreau
    • Ian Bannen
    • Vanessa Redgrave
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Orson Welles in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Ian Bannen in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Orson Welles and Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Hugh Griffith and Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Ian Bannen and Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Ian Bannen and Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Orson Welles and Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Orson Welles and Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)

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    Jeanne Moreau
    Jeanne Moreau
    • Anna
    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • Alan
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Sheila
    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    • Louis de Mozambique
    Zia Mohyeddin
    Zia Mohyeddin
    • Noori
    Hugh Griffith
    Hugh Griffith
    • Llewellyn
    Umberto Orsini
    Umberto Orsini
    • Postcard Vendor
    Erminio Spalla
    Erminio Spalla
    • Eolo
    Eleonora Brown
    Eleonora Brown
    • Carla
    Gabriella Pallotta
    Gabriella Pallotta
    • Girl at Dance
    Arnoldo Foà
    Arnoldo Foà
    • Man on Train
    Claudio de Renzi
    • Jeannot
    Fausto Tozzi
    Fausto Tozzi
    • Captain
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • John
    Thodoros Roubanis
    Thodoros Roubanis
    • Theo
    • (as Theo Roubanis)
    Massimo Sarchielli
    Massimo Sarchielli
    • Massimo
    Guglielmo Spoletini
    Guglielmo Spoletini
    • Guglielmo
    Wolfgang Hillinger
    • Wolf
    • Director
      • Tony Richardson
    • Writers
      • Marguerite Duras(novel "Le marin de Gibraltar")
      • Christopher Isherwood
      • Don Magner
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Eleanor Brown is often credited as being in this. However, she is not seen in the final print, likewise with Sir John Hurt.
    • Quotes

      Alan: What do you do when you don't know what you want? When you know you're desperate but don't know why. When you can't express how you feel, even to yourself. And when a way out seems a thousand to one chance.

    • Connections
      Featured in Omnibus: Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Jo le Rouge
      Music by Serge Rezvani

      Lyrics by Serge Rezvani

      Performed by Jeanne Moreau

    User reviews6

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    7/10
    A Courageous Woman's Endless Search for the Man of Her Dreams
    I watched this on ThisTV and hope someday to watch it unbroken, but here are some thoughts:

    The male lead is a boorish, self-absorbed jerk; cynically rejecting the status quo. But, I suppose he might be considered the "protagonist" - though more of an observer - our eyes and ears in this quest for "the sailor".

    Vanessa Redgrave was mostly wonderful and at times beautiful to look at as well.

    I thought her character seemed so heroic (and the real protagonist). Maybe I've misjudged her, but I thought her quest for that perfect lover - the love she lost (imaginary or real?) - was a heroic quest.

    And, what a brave (even pioneering) movie - a wealthy widow sailing the Mediterranean into exotic ports with her burly handsome crew. She, a sensualist, sleeping with any man she fancied and then setting sail (a twist on the old merchant sailor's practice of "leaving a man in every port" - nearly). Her crew joked about her sexual exploits behind her back and speculated as to whether her "Sailor from Gibraltar" really even existed (or just an excuse to go "cruising" for men).

    At its foundation, the film's outlook seems Existential Nihilism - life has no purpose and, is there even such a "thing" as love?

    Is that all there is - just to exist and then die? Shall we give in to our hedonist desires - and just go on from one day to the next - on an endless cruise? Maybe love is all there is - and "mystery".

    Was there a Sailor? Did she really once know the greatest love? Will she search for him forever, sailing from port to port? Will there finally be someone to join her in her search and shelter her from the heckling world - as it closes in around her - to love her as she is?

    This film, though flawed and uneven in spots - is IMO a gem. There are so many precious (I think) moments, like when she goes on safari into the African bush (searching for her sailor - in the company of cannibals) and stands eye-to-eye with a beautiful statuesque African woman - peering into her eyes - trying to discern if she has been with her man (and would she give him up?).

    I'm looking forward to watching this film again.

    And: I don't say this very often, and with all due respect to this work of art - I would really, really like to see this movie remade! Please!
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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nur eine Frau an Bord
    • Filming locations
      • Athens, Greece
    • Production company
      • Woodfall Film Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $215,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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