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The Ship That Died of Shame

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The Ship That Died of Shame

Brave men who drove their gallant ship into a sea of death!

7.0

1h 35m

1955

“Brave men who drove their gallant ship into a sea of death!”

Synopsis

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.

Director

Basil Dearden

DramaCrimeThriller

arms smugglingworld war iibritish noirgunboatillegal activitysmugglers

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Cast & Crew

George Baker

George Baker

as Bill Randall

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

as George Hoskins

Bill Owen

Bill Owen

as Birdie

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

as Helen Randall

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

as Maj. Fordyce

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

as Customs Officer Brewster

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

as Sir Richard

John Chandos

John Chandos

as Raines

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

as Customs Officer

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