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The Ship That Died of Shame
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Synopsis
Richard Attenborough stars as a former crew member of a British gunboat, which was distinguished by a heroic wartime record. Attenborough and several fellow ex-crewmen buy the vessel in peacetime. They clean, paint and renovate the ship, then proceed to launch a smuggling operation. The film gradually veers towards fantasy as the ship itself assumes a "conscience" and starts to rebel against the crew's criminal activity. The Ship That Died of Shame tempers its moralizing with some first-rate comedy vignettes during the renovation sequences. The film was shorn of nearly 15 minutes and retitled PT Raiders for its first American run, but both original title and full running time were restored for television. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

George Baker Bill
John Chandos Raines
Roland Culver Fordyce
Harold Goodwin Second Customs Officer
Bernard Lee Customs Officer
John Longden Detective
Virginia McKenna Helen
Bill Owen Birdie
Ralph Truman Sir Richard
Richard Attenborough Haskins

Production Crew

Bernard Robinson Art Director
Nicholas Monsarrat Book Author
Gordon Dines Cinematographer
William Alwyn Composer (Music Score)
Anthony Mendleson Costume Designer
Basil Dearden Director
Michael Relph Director
Peter Bezencenet Editor
Dock Mathieson Musical Direction/Supervision
Basil Dearden Producer
Michael Relph Producer
Basil Dearden Screenwriter
John Whiting Screenwriter
Michael Relph Screenwriter
Year: 1955
Runtime: 91
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature


Produced by
Ealing Studios
J. Arthur Rank Productions