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The Ship That Died Of Shame

1955, Movie, NR, 91 mins

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With a highly original premise taken from the Saturday Evening Post story by Monsarrat, this movie starts in an exciting fashion and seldom slows down to take on more fuel. McKenna and Baker are married during WW II. When she dies in an air raid, Baker is heartbroken. He runs one of the fast gunboats that race in and out of German waters doing various bits of sabotage, blowing up airfields and engaging in exciting missions. Baker's ship, His Majesty's Motor Gun Boat 1087, is... read more leave a comment
Year: 1955
Rated NR

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Cast
Richard Attenborough: Hoskins
George Baker: Bill
Bill Owen: Birdie
Virginia McKenna: Helen
Roland Culver: Fordyce
Bernard Lee: Customs Officer

 

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