Drama · United Kingdom · 1950 · 1h 20m

Waterfront

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Director
Michael Anderson
Cast
Robert Newton as Peter McCabe Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. McCabe Avis Scott as Nora McCabe Susan Shaw as Connie McCabe Robin Netscher as George Alexander McCabe Richard Burton as Ben Satterthwaite
Crew
Harry Waxman — Director of Photography Paul Soskin — Screenplay John Brophy — Novel Paul Soskin — Producer Alex Vetchinsky — Production Design
Tagline

THE DESIRES AND LONELINESS of seafaring men and their women!

Synopsis

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.

Mood & Themes
liverpool, englandblack and whitewaterfront
Key Collaborators
Michael Anderson Director Harry Waxman Director of Photography Paul Soskin Screenplay John Brophy Novel Paul Soskin Producer Alex Vetchinsky Production Design
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