The Ship That Died of Shame
- The Ship That Died of Shame
Infobox Film
name = The Ship That Died of Shame
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director = Basil Dearden
producer = Basil Dearden
Michael Relph
writer = Basil Dearden
Nicholas Monsarrat (novel)
Michael Relph
John Whiting
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starring = George Baker
Richard Attenborough
Bill Owen
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released = April 19 1955
runtime = 95 minutes
country = UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0048611
"The Ship That Died of Shame" is a black-and-white 1955 Ealing Studios crime film starring George Baker, Richard Attenborough and Bill Owen.
It is based on a story written by Nicholas Monsarrat (better known as the author of "The Cruel Sea"). It was originally published in "Lilliput" magazine in 1952. It was later published in a collection of short stories ("The Ship That Died of Shame and other stories", 1959, ISBN 0330104993).
Plot
The 1087 is a British Royal Navy motor torpedo boat that faithfully sees its crew through the worst that World War II can throw at them. After the end of the war, George Hoskins (Richard Attenborough) convinces former skipper Bill Randall (George Baker) and Birdie (Bill Owen) to buy their beloved boat and use it for some harmless, minor smuggling.
However, they find themselves transporting ever more sinister cargoes. Though their craft had been utterly reliable and never let them down in wartime, it begins to break down frequently, as if ashamed of its current use.
Cast
*Richard Attenborough as George Hoskins
*George Baker as Bill Randall
*Bill Owen as Birdie
*Virginia McKenna as Helen Randall
*Roland Culver as Major Fordyce
*Bernard Lee as Customs Officer Brewster
*Ralph Truman as Sir Richard
*John Chandos as Raines
External links
*imdb title|0048611
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