Sailor of the King
The greatest story of the sea by today's greatest storyteller !
1953 | 83m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Roy Boulting |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Valentine Davies, C. S. Forester |
| Staring: |
| A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son. 20 years later the boy is on a ship under his command when he is tracking a German Raider. When the boy is captured after his ship is sunk, he finds a way to slow the German's progress while a lethal hunt for him goes on. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 11, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Roy Boulting |
| Writer: | Valentine Davies, C. S. Forester |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, german cruiser |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Hunter | Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown |
| Michael Rennie | Lt. Richard Saville |
| Wendy Hiller | Lucinda Bentley |
| Bernard Lee | Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley |
| Victor Maddern | Signalman Willy Earnshaw |
| John Horsley | Commander John Willis |
| Patrick Barr | Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury |
| Robin Bailey | Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford |
| James Drake | Navigator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Reg Pope | Clapper Loader |
| Roy Boulting | Director |
| Valentine Davies | Writer |
| C. S. Forester | Novel |
| Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Clifton Parker | Original Music Composer |
| Gilbert Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction |
| Alan Osbiston | Editor |
| Buster Ambler | Sound Recordist |
| Red Law | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank McCarthy | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 334 | 724 |