Sailor of the King (1953)

  • NR
  • 07/25/1953 (US)
  • Action, Drama, War
  • 1h 23m

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

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.

Roy Boulting

Director

Valentine Davies

Writer

C. S. Forester

Novel

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter's headshot

Jeffrey Hunter

Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
Michael Rennie's headshot

Michael Rennie

Lt. Richard Saville
Wendy Hiller's headshot

Wendy Hiller

Lucinda Bentley
Bernard Lee's headshot

Bernard Lee

Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Victor Maddern's headshot

Victor Maddern

Signalman Willy Earnshaw
John Horsley's headshot

John Horsley

Commander John Willis
Patrick Barr's headshot

Patrick Barr

Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury
Robin Bailey's headshot

Robin Bailey

Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford

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