The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Production Notes

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Michael Anderson

Written By:
Eric Ambler
Hammond Innes

Actors:
Gary Cooper ..... Gideon Patch
Charlton Heston ..... John Sands
Michael Redgrave ..... Mr. Nyland
Emlyn Williams ..... Sir Wilfred Falcett
Cecil Parker ..... The Chairman
Alexander Knox ..... Petrie
Virginia McKenna ..... Janet Taggart
Richard Harris ..... Higgins
Ben Wright ..... Mike
Peter Illing ..... Gunderson
Terence de Marney ..... Frank
Ashley Cowan ..... Burrows
Charles Davis ..... Yules, Quartermaster on Mary Deare

Synopsis:

In the English Channel John Sands, captain of a small rescue ship, finds the freighter Mary Deare drifting. Although there's only a little fire, the whole crew seems to have left the ship. John's already looking forward to a large salvage fee, but then he finds first officer Gerald Patch still on board, who sends him away. Although he doesn't understand yet what happened on the Mary Deere, Sands allows Patch to persuade him not to talk about what he saw on board and to drag out the official investigation of the incident.

Talented special effects and adventure director Michael Anderson (Around the World in 80 Days, 1956) keeps the suspense going in this drama about the wreck of the Mary Deare. John Sands (Charleton Heston) is the captain of a salvage ship that is almost rammed by the apparently abandoned Mary Deare. Sands boards the ship in search of plunder but as it is tossed on the high seas, he discovers a half-crazed captain aboard (Gary Cooper). The captain of the Mary Deare, Gideon Patch, tells Sands his story and in the end, the ship is scuttled and sinks. While Sands believes the story, the court does not believe it and Captain Patch is devastated. Determined to prove his innocence, the two captains dive down to the sunken Mary Deare to dredge up the evidence they need - building up to a slam-bang climax.

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 13 June, 2011.

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