Jeffrey Hunter plays a young British sailor, the out-of-wedlock son of a high-ranking naval officer (Michael Rennie). Hunter's ship is torpedoed, leaving him stranded on a German-occupied island. Armed with only a rifle, Hunter is able to shoot at a German cruiser docked for repairs, and to slow down its departure. The British Navy then moves in and sinks the ship. Hunter is decorated for valor by the squadron commander--his own father. Though set during World War II, Sailor of the King was adapted from C. S. Forester's ...
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Jeffrey Hunter plays a young British sailor, the out-of-wedlock son of a high-ranking naval officer (Michael Rennie). Hunter's ship is torpedoed, leaving him stranded on a German-occupied island. Armed with only a rifle, Hunter is able to shoot at a German cruiser docked for repairs, and to slow down its departure. The British Navy then moves in and sinks the ship. Hunter is decorated for valor by the squadron commander--his own father. Though set during World War II, Sailor of the King was adapted from C. S. Forester's World War I novel Brown on Resolution (previously filmed in 1935, with John Mills in the lead). This 1953 20th Century-Fox production was released in Britain as Single Handed. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Lee, Peter van Eyck. New. 1953 Run time: 83. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Lee, Peter van Eyck. New. 1953 Run time: 83. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.