| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Cinema classics collection.
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| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
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From the novel by J.M. Scott. |
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Special features include: commentary by author and film historian Aubrey Solomon; animated photo gallery; restoration comparison; original theatrical trailer; interactive pressbook; advertising gallery; lobby card gallery. |
| Cast |
Joan Collins, Richard Burton, Basil Sydney, Ronald Squire, Gibb McLaughlin, Harold Goodwin, Roddy Hughes, Ronald Adam, Nicholas Hannen, Beatrice Varley, Lloyd Lamble, Cy Grant. |
| Summary |
When a ship with British evacuees is sunk by a Japanese sub, an RAF officer, a bigoted administrator, a black seaman and a beautiful woman with a secret escape in a small lifeboat. The woman is a nun who must keep her vocation a secret. The seaman is the only one that knows the woman is a nun as they fight for survival. Floating out into the ocean, their only hope lies on a small isle in the distance. But with no supplies, no food and no chance of rescue, will they be able to cheat death once again. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono., Dolby digital stereo., single layer. |
| Source |
DVD 02.2020 PARS |
| Language |
In English, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Marine accidents -- Drama.
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Submarine warfare -- Drama.
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Lifeboats -- Drama.
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Nuns -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Burke, George K.
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Hakim, Andre, 1915-1980.
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McNaught, Bob, 1915-1976.
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Collins, Joan, 1933-
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Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
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Sydney, Basil, 1894-1968.
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Squire, Ronald, 1886-1958.
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McLaughlin, Gibb, 1884-1960.
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Goodwin, Harold, 1902-1987.
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Hughes, Roddy, 1891-1970.
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Adam, Ronald, 1896-1979.
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Hannen, Nicholas, 1881-1972.
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Varley, Beatrice, 1896-1969.
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Lamble, Lloyd.
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Grant, Cy, 1919-2010.
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Scott, J. M.
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Cinemascope (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543446361 50 |
| Music No. |
2244636 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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