Directed by:
Michael AndersonScreenplay:
Eric AmblerCinematography:
Joseph RuttenbergComposer:
George DuningCast:
Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams, Cecil Parker, Alexander Knox, Virginia McKenna, Richard Harris, Ben Wright, Lilyan Chauvin (more)VOD (1)
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Two sailors--one the captain of a beached cargo ship called the "Mary Deare"--form an alliance to stop the ship's owner from collecting on an insurance scam which involved burning the ship's cargo and collecting on the loss. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Gary Cooper
USA
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Charlton Heston
USA
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Ben-Hur (1959)
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Michael Redgrave
UK
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Emlyn Williams
UK
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The Citadel (1938)
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Cecil Parker
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Alexander Knox
Canada
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The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
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Virginia McKenna
UK
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Richard Harris
Ireland
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Ben Wright
UK
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Lilyan Chauvin
France
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John Le Mesurier
UK
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Paul Bryar
USA
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John Dearth
UK
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The Wreck Of The Mary Deare (1959)
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Peter Illing
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
The Wreck Of The Mary Deare (1959)
Albert Carrier
Canada
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Terence de Marney
UK
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Alexander Archdale
India
Best movies:
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Noel Drayton
South Africa
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Charles Lamb
UK
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Louis Mercier
Algeria
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