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The Ship That Died of Shame

Release Year
1955
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Thriller
War
Directed By
Basil Dearden
The Ship That Died of Shame

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.

Cast & Crew

Cast

George Baker

Bill Randall

Richard Attenborough

George Hoskins

Bill Owen

Birdie

Virginia McKenna

Helen Randall

Roland Culver

Maj. Fordyce

Bernard Lee

Customs Officer Brewster

Ralph Truman

Sir Richard

John Chandos

Raines

Harold Goodwin

Customs Officer

John Longden

Detective

Alfie Bass

Sailor (uncredited)

Stratford Johns

Garage Worker (uncredited)

Crew

Basil Dearden

Director

Basil Dearden

Screenplay

Michael Relph

Screenplay

John Whiting

Screenplay

Peter Bezencenet

Editor

Basil Dearden

Producer

Michael Relph

Producer

Nicholas Monsarrat

Novel

William Alwyn

Music

Gordon Dines

Cinematography

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