Single-Handed is a 1953 British war film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie and Wendy Hiller. It is based on the 1929 novel Brown on Resolution by C. S. Forester. Set largely in the Pacific, 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.
Sailor of the King (1953)
Directed by Roy Boulting
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
Release Date - Jun 11, 1953 |
Run Time - 83 min. |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$1,220,000
Tags
Brown, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific, Royal Navy, Second World War, United States, Warship
Attributes
Based On: based on novels
Filming Location: Malta
Narrative Location: England
Subject: World War II
Filming Location: Malta
Narrative Location: England
Subject: World War II
Alternate Titles
Able Seaman Brown
, GB
Brown on Resolution
, GB
C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King
, US
De matroos van de koning
BE
De unul singur
RO
El marino de Su Majestad
AR
En mot alle
NO
Flådens helt
DK
Gia tin patrida kai ton vasilea
GR
Kuninkaan purjehtijat
FI
La escuadra de la muerte
PE
Marin du roi
BE, FR
Marinai del re
IT
Marinarul Regelui
RO
Marinheiro do Rei
BR
Marino del Rey
CL
O Marinheiro do Rei
PT
Sailor of the King
CA, US
Single-Handed
, GB
Stilla havets hjälte
SE