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Sailor of the King

Sailor of the King

# The greatest story of the sea by today's greatest storyteller !
Action   Drama   War
📜 Overview: A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son. 20 years later the boy is on a ship under his command when he is tracking a German Raider. When the boy is captured after his ship is sunk, he finds a way to slow the German's progress while a lethal hunt for him goes on.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1953-06-11
⌚ Running Time: 83 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Jeffrey Hunter original image
Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
Jeffrey Hunter
Michael Rennie original image
Lt. Richard Saville
Michael Rennie
Wendy Hiller original image
Lucinda Bentley
Wendy Hiller
Bernard Lee original image
Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Bernard Lee
Victor Maddern original image
Signalman Willy Earnshaw
Victor Maddern
John Horsley original image
Commander John Willis
John Horsley
Patrick Barr original image
Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury
Patrick Barr
Robin Bailey original image
Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford
Robin Bailey
James Drake original image
Navigator (uncredited)
James Drake

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