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    Sailor of the King

    83'

    1953-06-11

    7

    The greatest story of the sea by today's greatest storyteller !

    Action,Drama,War

    Overview:

    A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son. 20 years later the boy is on a ship under his command when he is tracking a German Raider. When the boy is captured after his ship is sunk, he finds a way to slow the German's progress while a lethal hunt for him goes on.

    DirectingRoy BoultingWritingValentine Davies

    Cast

    2

    Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown

    Jeffrey Hunter

    1

    Lt. Richard Saville

    Michael Rennie

    1

    Lucinda Bentley

    Wendy Hiller

    2

    Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

    Bernard Lee

    1

    Signalman Willy Earnshaw

    Victor Maddern

    1

    Commander John Willis

    John Horsley

    1

    Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury

    Patrick Barr

    1

    Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford

    Robin Bailey

    1

    Navigator (uncredited)

    James Drake

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. 20th Century Fox
    • Vote Count: 8
    • Popularity: 2.3193
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Sailor of the King

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