Landfall (1949 film)
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Written by | Talbot Jennings (screenplay) Gilbert Gunn & Anne Burnaby (adaptation) |
| Produced by | Victor Skutezky |
| Starring | Michael Denison Patricia Plunkett |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Music by | Philip Green |
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| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé |
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Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £141,127 (UK)[2] |
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.[3]
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
- Charles Victor as Mona's Father
- 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
- 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, Rick, based near Portsmouth, sinks what he believes to be a German submarine, unaware that a British submarine is also in that part of the Channel. When it emerges that the British sub has been lost with all hands, it is assumed that it was the sub sunk by Rick. Although a Court of Inquiry finds that the captain of the submarine was principally at fault for not keeping to his time schedule, Rick is criticized for having failed to properly identify his target. However, his CO disagrees with the Court's finding and exonerates him, but Rick requests a posting. When that does not work out, Rick volunteers for a dangerous flying duty testing a new type of guided bomb. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Mona, who works as a barmaid, overhears information which might help to uncover what really happened out in the Channel. [4]
Critical reception
The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, calling it a "dainty item from a vanished era of British war movies";[5] and TV Guide rated the film similarly, concluding that "Adequate performances are marred by a script burdened with some soap opera dramatics."[6]
References
- ^ "LANDFALL - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p490
- ^ "Landfall (1949)".
- ^ "Landfall (1949)" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Landfall – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
- ^ "Landfall". TVGuide.com.
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