The Ship That Died Of Shame DVD (1955)

The Ship That Died Of Shame

1955

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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1950s British film drama based on the novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. The crew of the Royal Navy's much-decorated Motor Gun Boat 1087 find the going much tougher following the end of the Second World War. Now unemployed, the men buy their old ship back from a scrap yard and use her to smuggle black market goods across the English Channel. As the crew's fortunes prosper they become more daring, but when they start carrying money and guns for London's criminal gangs, the old 1087 herself sems to be protesting against their activities. The mood on board becomes blacker still when a convicted child murderer is given refuge on ship, setting off a disastrous chain of events. Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen and Virginia McKenna co-star.

The Ship That Died Of Shame details

Format:	PG DVD
Starring:	Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna
Director:	Basil Dearden
Genre:	Action/Adventure - Epic
Studio:	ELEVATION

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
The Ship That Died Of Shame	PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 28 minutes
Rental release:	10 Jan 2011
Main languages:	English

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Ealing classic

By amibovverred (3 reviews) from Oldham , 02 Feb 2011

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We really enjoyed this old film, and even though it's in black and white the plot and the acting is spot on.
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Overlooked Gem

By Bosetheb (2 reviews) from Kidderminster , 10 Feb 2013

Enjoyable old British adventure with some familiar faces - Richard Attenborough on form and withsupport from Virgina Mckenna and Bill Owens, in an unusual but good story from Nicholas Monsarrat. Special effects are also good for the fifties. Only let down is George Baker who seems a bit wooden in places.
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great classic.

By peewak (9 reviews) from Runcorn , 19 Dec 2012

Another great from the great ealing studios, great actors, acting & direction. Classic in its own wright. Great stuff. Good production aswell.
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Ealing classic

By amibovverred (3 reviews) from Oldham , 02 Feb 2011

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We really enjoyed this old film, and even though it's in black and white the plot and the acting is spot on.
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