Sailor of the King 70 years old

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

Sailor of the King

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.

Credits

Sailor of the King Cast

Name Character
Wendy Hiller She was 40, 90 years old when she died as Lucinda Bentley
Jeffrey Hunter He was 26, 42 years old when he died as Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
Michael Rennie He was 43, 61 years old when he died as Lt. Richard Saville
Victor Maddern He was 25, 65 years old when he died as Signalman Willy Earnshaw
John Horsley He was 32, 93 years old when he died as Commander John Willis
Bernard Lee He was 45, 73 years old when he died as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Robin Bailey He was 33, 79 years old when he died as Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford
Patrick Barr He was 45, 77 years old when he died as Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury

Sailor of the King Crew

Name Department
C. S. Forester as Writer. He was 53 (66) years old when He died Writing
Clifton Parker as Music. He was 48 (83) years old when He died Sound
Valentine Davies as Writer. He was 47 (55) years old when He died Writing
Roy Boulting as Director. He was 39 (87) years old when He died Directing
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Sailor of the King (70 years)

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

  • Release day: Thursday, June 11, 1953
  • Runtime: 83 minutes