Landfall

Landfall

Landfall

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Landfall

1949

1h 26m

7.0(4 votes)

War

Drama

Overview

A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a British submarine rather than a German U-boat. Unable to live with his actions, he volunteers for a deadly mission. His girlfriend meanwhile tries to prove that he is innocent.

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Production Companies

Associated British Picture Corporation

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Michael Denison

Rick

Michael Denison

Acting

Patricia Plunkett

Mona

Patricia Plunkett

Acting

Kathleen Harrison

Mona's Mother

Kathleen Harrison

Acting

Maurice Denham

Wing Commander Hewitt

Maurice Denham

Acting

Sebastian Shaw

Wing Commander Dickens

Sebastian Shaw

Acting

Denis O'Dea

Captain Burnaby

Denis O'Dea

Acting

Laurence Harvey

PO Hooper

Laurence Harvey

Acting

David Tomlinson

Binks

David Tomlinson

Acting

Joan Dowling

Miriam

Joan Dowling

Acting

Joss Ackland

O'Neil

Joss Ackland

Acting

Nora Swinburne

Admiral's Wife

Nora Swinburne

Acting

Charles Victor

Mona's Father

Charles Victor

Acting

A.E. Matthews

Air Raid Warden

A.E. Matthews

Acting

Margaretta Scott

Mrs Burnaby

Margaretta Scott

Acting

Paul Carpenter

PO Morgan

Paul Carpenter

Acting

Edith Sharpe

Rick's Mother

Edith Sharpe

Acting

Frederick Leister

Admiral

Frederick Leister

Acting

Walter Hudd

Professor Legge

Walter Hudd

Acting

Margaret Barton

Rick's Sister

Margaret Barton

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