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The Captain's Paradise (1953)

He makes two-timing an art...and gets away with it

Genre : Romance, Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Anthony Kimmins
Writer : Alec Coppel, Nicholas Phipps

Synopsis

Mediterranean ferryboat captain Henry St James has things well organized - a loving and very English wife Maud in Gibraltar, and the loving if rather more hot-blooded Mistress, Nita in Tangiers. A perfect life. As long as neither woman decides to follow him to the other port.

Actors

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Captain Henry St. James
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo
Nita St. James
Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson
Maud St. James
Charles Goldner
Charles Goldner
Chief Officer Ricco
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Lawrence St. James
Walter Crisham
Walter Crisham
Bob
Nicholas Phipps
Nicholas Phipps
The Major
Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser
Absalom (taxi driver)
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
The Sheikh
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
Ali (vendor)
Peter Bull
Peter Bull
Kalikan firing-squad officer
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado
Kalikan Policeman
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Marjorie
Henry B. Longhurst
Henry B. Longhurst
Professor Killick
Bernard Rebel
Bernard Rebel
Mr. Wheeler

Crews

Anthony Kimmins
Anthony Kimmins
Director
Alec Coppel
Alec Coppel
Story
Alec Coppel
Alec Coppel
Screenplay
Nicholas Phipps
Nicholas Phipps
Screenplay
Malcolm Arnold
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
Edward Scaife
Edward Scaife
Director of Photography
Gerald Turney-Smith
Gerald Turney-Smith
Editor
Paul Sheriff
Paul Sheriff
Art Direction
Jack Causey
Jack Causey
Assistant Director
Peter Newbrook
Peter Newbrook
Camera Operator

Trailers and other movies

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