Sailor of the King

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

1953 1h 23m EN

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6.7

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★7.0TMDB · 8★6.7IMDB · 684

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Jeffrey Hunter
Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
Michael Rennie
Lt. Richard Saville
Wendy Hiller
Lucinda Bentley
Bernard Lee
Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Victor Maddern
Signalman Willy Earnshaw
John Horsley
Commander John Willis
Patrick Barr
Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury
Robin Bailey
Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roy Boulting
Writers: Valentine Davies
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roy Boulting, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Clifton Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Osbiston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jeffrey Hunter and Michael Rennie and Wendy Hiller carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest story of the sea by today's greatest storyteller !".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roy Boulting directs. Gilbert Taylor behind the camera. Clifton Parker scores. Alan Osbiston cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Roy Boulting, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Clifton Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alan Osbiston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jeffrey Hunter and Michael Rennie and Wendy Hiller carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The greatest story of the sea by today's greatest storyteller !".
9IMDB entry: tt0046267 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.