poster

1957

(08/20/1957) (GB)

Drama, Romance, Thriller

1h 21m

52

User Score

One of the Most Challenging Stories of Faith Ever Told!

Overview

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in a too-long flashback frame.

1957

52

User Score

(08/20/1957) (GB)

Drama, Romance, Thriller

1h 21m

One of the Most Challenging Stories of Faith Ever Told!

Overview

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in a too-long flashback frame.

Cast

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Sea Wife

Cy Grant

Cy Grant

Number Four

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Daily Telegraph Clerk

Roddy Hughes

Roddy Hughes

Club Barman

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Club Porter

Lloyd Lamble

Lloyd Lamble

Captain 'San Felix'

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Army Padre

Nicholas Hannen

Nicholas Hannen

Elderly Passenger

Otokichi Ikeda

Otokichi Ikeda

Submarine Commander

Tenji Takagi

Tenji Takagi

Submarine Interpreter

Beatrice Varley

Beatrice Varley

Elderly Nun