The Valiant (1962 film)
The Valiant is a 1962 British/Italian international co-production film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, and Liam Redmond. It is based on the Italian manned torpedo attack which seriously damaged the two British battleships Valiant and Queen Elizabeth and the oil tanker Sagona at the port of Alexandria in December 1941.
| The Valiant | |
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| Directed by | Roy Ward Baker |
| Produced by | Jon Penington |
| Written by | Play L'Equipage au complet Robert Mallet (writer) Adaptation: Giorgio Capitani Franca Caprino Robert Mallet Willis Hall Keith Waterhouse |
| Starring | John Mills Ettore Manni Roberto Risso |
| Music by | Christopher Whelen |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Lea Pardo John Pomeroy |
Production company | BHP Euro International Film (EIA) |
| Distributed by | United Artists Corporation (UK) |
Release date | 4 January 1962 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film had a Royal Gala Premiere on 4 January 1962 at the Odeon Leicester Square in the presence of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.[1]
Plot
Alexandria December, 1941. Two Italian frogmen are captured under suspicion of placing a mine under HMS Valiant. They are brought onto the ship for questioning.
Cast
- John Mills - Captain Robert Morgan
- Ettore Manni - Luigi Durand de la Penne
- Roberto Risso - Emilio Bianchi
- Robert Shaw - Lieutenant Field
- Liam Redmond - Surgeon Commander Reilly
- Laurence Naismith - The Admiral
- Ralph Michael - Commander Clark
- Colin Douglas - Chief Gunner's Mate
- John Meillon - Bedford
- Moray Watson - Turnbull
- Dinsdale Landen - Norris
- Patrick Barr - Reverend Ellis
- Charles Houston - Medical Orderly
- Gordon Rollings - 'Agony' Payne
- Brian Rawlinson - One Of The Tea Drinkers
- Angus Lennie - Sailor Saying 'Manners'
- Leonardo Cortese - Italian submarine commander
- Terence Knapp - Wilkinson
References
- The Times online archive 4/5 Jan 1962
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