Action ·Adventure ·Crime ·Mystery ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1959 · 1h 45m

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

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Director
Michael Anderson
Cast
Gary Cooper as Gideon Patch Charlton Heston as John Sands Michael Redgrave as Mr. Nyland Virginia McKenna as Janet Taggart Richard Harris as Higgins Emlyn Williams as Sir Wilfred Falcett
Crew
Joseph Ruttenberg — Director of Photography Eda Warren — Editor Eric Ambler — Screenplay Hammond Innes — Novel Julian Blaustein — Producer
Tagline

The Saga of the Derelict, Mary Deare... the strange secret she carried... the desperate voyage and plot to sink her!

Synopsis

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

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Mood & Themes
shipwreckinsurance fraudtrustsabotagecode of honorcargo shipsinking shipmerchant marinemaritime lawshipping companyabandoned shipprofessional reputation
Key Collaborators
Michael Anderson Director Joseph Ruttenberg Director of Photography Eda Warren Editor Eric Ambler Screenplay Hammond Innes Novel Julian Blaustein Producer
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