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Alec Guinness stars as Peter Ross, a World War II pilot photographer, who is forced to land in Malta. There he finds himself attached to the local regiment and on studying aerial photographs he discovers that Italy is preparing to invade Malta. It is of vital importance that the island remains under the control of the Allies, and Peter is the man selected to trace and destroy the enemy convoy.
Original Release
06/01/1953
US Release
07/16/1954
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alec Guinness | Flight Lt. Peter Ross |
Jack Hawkins | Air CO Frank / Air Commodore Frank |
Anthony Steel | Wing Commander Bartlett / John Bartlett |
Muriel Pavlow | Maria Gonzar |
Renée Asherson | Joan Rivers |
Hugh Burden | Major Eden / Eden |
Nigel Stock | Giuseppe Gonzar aka Ricardi / Giuseppe Gonzar |
Reginald Tate | Vice Adm Payne / Vice Admiral Payne |
Ralph Truman | Vice Adm Willie Banks / Vice Admiral Willie Banks |
Flora Robson | Melita Gonzar - Maria's Mum / Melita Gonzar |
Directors
Writers
Thorold Dickinson, Peter De Sarigny, Hugh P. Lloyd, William Fairchild, Nigel Balchin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alec Guinness | Flight Lt. Peter Ross |
Jack Hawkins | Air CO Frank / Air Commodore Frank |
Anthony Steel | Wing Commander Bartlett / John Bartlett |
Muriel Pavlow | Maria Gonzar |
Renée Asherson | Joan Rivers |
Hugh Burden | Major Eden / Eden |
Nigel Stock | Giuseppe Gonzar aka Ricardi / Giuseppe Gonzar |
Reginald Tate | Vice Adm Payne / Vice Admiral Payne |
Ralph Truman | Vice Adm Willie Banks / Vice Admiral Willie Banks |
Flora Robson | Melita Gonzar - Maria's Mum / Melita Gonzar |
Manuel Bugeja | Maltese man riding horse and carriage |
Ronald Adam | Group Captain - Operations |
Jack Armstrong | Hudson Passenger |
Derek Aylward | Naval Cypher Office |
Peter Barkworth | Cypher Clerk |
Ivor Barnard | Old Man in Food Queue |
Peter Bull | Flying Officer |
Stuart Burge | Paolo Gonzar / Paolo Gonzar - Maria's Brother |
Edward Chaffers | Stripey |
Michael Craig | British Officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
Peter De Sarigny | Producer |