cvgaa Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 There is an English film from 1948-58 i saw probably 30 years ago where a merchant seaman from a sunk freighter is picked up by a German warship (in the Med?). He escapes when the ship ties up at an island for repairs and then prevents repairs by sniping at the germans trying to repair the ship. he delays departure and allows the British Navy or air force to sink the ship. i have searched many different databases here and uk but can't come up with the name. any help would be appreciated. btw 2 pretty good ww2 movies are 633 squadron (some cheesy flight scenes) and the dambusters. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bggalaxy Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Sorry, I thought someone over here would know this film. Is there any other details or actors you recall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieslover1000 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I think I may have hit upon it. Sounds like the movie Single-Handed, 1953 20th Century Fox starring Jeffrey Hunter and Michael Rennie. Also known as Sailor of the King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhnrndglt Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 movieslover - I think you have it. After reading about, and knowing it stars Jeffrey Hunter, I would really like to see it. According to the book The Films of 20th Century Fox, it was based on a novel by C.S. Forrester called Brown on Resolution. A lot of reviews on IMDB also mention that it has two endings that the audience can vote on. Is it shown on television this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieslover1000 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 jhnrndglt: I don't know, I've never seen it on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bggalaxy Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Another Hunter movie that just came to mind (not an answer to this thread) but kind of the same story - No Man Is An Island. This was based off a true story. The only GI left on Guam with the Japanese army instead of the Germans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhnrndglt Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 And wasn't he terrific in that supporting role in THE SEARCHERS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappy3500 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I kinda liked him in "I Was a Teen-aged Jesus".... AKA "King of Kings" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvgaa Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 movieslover1000: thanks for the title help. i searched under sailor of the king and i recall the scene on the movie poster. in searching the other names singlehanded, brown of the resolute, i recall that I also saw the original movie with john mills as the sailor. now all i need to do is find a copy on tape or dvd. no luck so far: does anyone know if it was ever re-released on tape/dvd?. btw i thought i sent a thank you 10 days ago, but i think my response was not sent because of a logging error. thanks again to all who racked their memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdswagger Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 This sounds alot like a Peter O'Toole film, made in the early 70's (?), only it was set on the S. American coast, instead of either the European or Pacific theatres. Possibly a re-make? Does anyone know? Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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