The ship that died of shame [videorecording]
2011
DVDs and BluRay
1950s British drama based on the short story by Nicholas Monsarrat. The crew of the Royal Navy's much-decorated Motor Gun Boat 1087 find the going much tougher following the end of the Second World War. Now unemployed, the men buy their old ship back from a scrap yard and use her to smuggle black market goods across the English Channel. As the crew's fortunes prosper they become more daring, but when they start carrying money and guns for London's criminal gangs, the old 1087 herself seems to be protesting against their activities. The mood on board becomes blacker still when a convicted child murderer is given refuge on ship, setting off a disastrous chain of events...
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Main title:
The ship that died of shame [videorecording] / producer, Michael Relph; producer, Michael Balcon.
Author:
Dearden, Basil, 1911-1971, directorAlwyn, William, 1905-1985, musicAttenborough, Richard, actorBaker, George, 1931-2011, actorOwen, Bill, 1914-1999, actorLangton, David
Imprint:
Optimum Home Entertainment, 2011.
Collation:
1 videodisc (88 min.) : b&w.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).Made in 1955.Based on the novel by Nicholas Monsarrat.Credits: music, William Alwyn.DVDN.Credits: director, Basil Dearden; writer, John Whiting; writer, Michael Relph; writer, Basil Dearden; music, William Alwyn.Based on the short story by Nicholas Monsarrat.Credits: director, Basil Dearden; writer, John Whiting; writer, Michael Relph; writer, Basil Dearden; music, William Alwyn; cinematographer, Gordon Dines.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna, Roland Culver, Bernard Lee, Ralph Truman, John Chandos, Stratford Johns, David Langton.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
BRN:
2573975