Landfall (1949 film)
| Landfall | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
Release date | 1949 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £141,127 (UK)[1] |
Landfall is a 1949 British war film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett and Kathleen Harrison. It is based on the 1940 novel, Landfall: A Channel Story, written by author Nevil Shute.
Cast
- Michael Denison as Rick
- Patricia Plunkett as Mona
- Kathleen Harrison as Mona's Mother
- Denis O'Dea as Captain Burnaby
- David Tomlinson as Binks
- Joan Dowling as Miriam, the Barmaid
- A.E. Matthews as Air Raid Warden
- Maurice Denham as Wing Commander Hewitt
- Margaretta Scott as Mrs. Burnaby
- Sebastian Shaw as Wing Commander Dickens
- Nora Swinburne as Admiral's Wife
- Charles Victor as Mona's Father
- Laurence Harvey as Petty Officer Hooper
- Paul Carpenter as Petty Officer Morgan
- Frederick Leister as Admiral Blackett
- Hubert Gregg as Lieutenant Commander Dale
- Walter Hudd as Professor Legge
- Margaret Barton as Rosemary - Rick's Sister
- Edith Sharpe as Mrs. Chambers - Rick's Mother
- Ivan Samson as Commander Rutherford
Synopsis
A British coastal command pilot sinks what he believes [correctly] to be a German submarine, which had sunk a British submarine, for which sinking the pilot is blamed. He is charged with neglect, and volunteers for a deadly mission. His girlfriend meanwhile tries to prove that he is innocent, and did sink a German U-boat rather than a British one.[2]
References
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p490
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041576/plotsummary
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