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Single-Handed is a 1953 war film based on the novel Brown on Resolution by C. S. Forester and (despite being largely set in the Pacific) filmed in the Mediterranean Sea. Jeffrey Hunter stars as a Canadian sailor serving on a British warship who battles single-handedly to delay a German World War II warship long enough for the Royal Navy to bring it to battle. The film was released in the United States as Sailor of the King.
Original Release
06/11/1953
US Release
06/11/1953
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jeffrey Hunter | Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown |
| Michael Rennie | Lt. Richard Saville |
| Wendy Hiller | Lucinda Bentley |
| Bernard Lee | Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley |
| Peter van Eyck | Kapitan von Falk |
| Victor Maddern | Signalman Willy 'Misery' Earnshaw / Signalman Willy Earnshaw |
| John Horsley | Cmdr. John Willis / Commander John Willis |
| Patrick Barr | Capt. Tom Ashley, HMS 'Amesbury' / Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury |
| Robin Bailey | Cdr. John Stafford - HMS 'Stratford' / Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford |
| Officers and Men of H.M.S. Manxman |
Directors
Writers
C.S. Forester, Valentine Davies
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jeffrey Hunter | Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown |
| Michael Rennie | Lt. Richard Saville |
| Wendy Hiller | Lucinda Bentley |
| Bernard Lee | Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley |
| Peter van Eyck | Kapitan von Falk |
| Victor Maddern | Signalman Willy 'Misery' Earnshaw / Signalman Willy Earnshaw |
| John Horsley | Cmdr. John Willis / Commander John Willis |
| Patrick Barr | Capt. Tom Ashley, HMS 'Amesbury' / Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury |
| Robin Bailey | Cdr. John Stafford - HMS 'Stratford' / Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford |
| Officers and Men of H.M.S. Manxman | |
| Officers and Men of H.M.S. Cleopatra | |
| Officers and Men of H.M.S. Glasgow | |
| John Adams | German Sailor |
| William Baskiville | Rating |
| Martin Boddey | German Officer |
| Nicholas Bruce | Hesse |
| James Copeland | Cmdr. Laughton |
| Reggie de Beer | Officer |
| Robert Dean | Communications Officer |
| Steve Donahue | Rating |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frank McCarthy | Producer |
