Cast & Crew

Directed by

Michael Anderson

Writing Credits

Lawrence Earl
(book)
Franklin Gollings
(idea: and Official Admiralty Records)
Eric Ambler
(screenplay)

Cast

Richard Todd
Lt. Cmdr. Kerans, RN
William Hartnell
Leading Seaman Frank
Akim Tamiroff
Col. Peng
Donald Houston
Lt Weston RN
Keye Luke
Capt. Kuo Tai
Sophie Stewart
Miss Charlotte Dunlap
Robert Urquhart
Flt Lt Fearnley RAF
James Kenney
Lt Hett RN
Richard Leech
Lt Strain RN
Ralph Truman
Vice-Admiral
Michael Brill
Lt Berger RN
Richard Coleman
Lt. Cmdr. Skinner
Allan Cuthbertson
Captain Donaldson RN
Barry Foster
PO McCarthy RN
Thomas Heathcote
Mr. Monaghan RN
Sam Kydd
AB Walker RN
Cyril Luckham
Commander-in-Chief Far Eastern Station
Ewen Solon
ERA Williams RN
Gene Anderson
Ruth Worth
Linda Aung
Chinese Baby
David Aylmer
Flag Lieutenant to Commander-in-Chief
Ian Bannen
AB Bannister RN
Ballard Berkeley
Lt. Col. Dewar-Durie
Tom Bowman
Consort Commander
Donald Bradley
2nd Cribbage Player
Alfred Burke
Petty Officer
Jeremy Burnham
Flag Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral
John Charlesworth
Roberts
Tsai Chin
Midnight - 1st Sampan Woman
Anthony Chinn
Chinese People's Liberation Army Officer
Ah Chong Choy
2nd Chinese Trader
Dennis Clinton
Sick Bay Attendant
Kenneth Cope
Mr. McNamara
Harold Coyne
RN Officer
Bernard Cribbins
Sonar Operator / 1st Cribbage Player (uncredited)
Cesar Da'Rocha
1st Chinese Trader
Edward Dentith
Consort Engineer Officer
Basil Dignam
British Ambassador at Nanking
Robert Dom
Chinese Naval Lieutenant
N.C. Doo
Chinese Surgeon
Mabel Etherington
Guest
Keith Faulkner
Ordinary Signalman
Andy Ho
Chinese Nationalist Medical Officer
John Horsley
Chief Staff Officer
Peter Hutton
Consort Lt. No. 1
Ray Jackson
Telegraphist French, RN
Murray Kash
Minor Role
Murray Leask
Petty Officer
Barbara Lee
2nd Sampan Woman
Wong Luk
Capt. Meh
Yah Ming
Chinese Steward
John Paul
Staff Officer Operations
Frank Phillips
Narrator
Keith Rawlings
Crocker
Anne Ridler
Embassy Minister's Secretary
Brian Smith
Boy Martin
Tom Tann
1st Chinese Male Nurse
Grace Tay
Chinese Nurse
John A. Tinn
Chinese pilot
Philip Vickers
Surgeon Lt. Packard
Lawrence Ward
Seaman on the Bridge
Rhett Ward
Lt. Mirehouse
Gordon Whiting
Surgeon Lt. Alderton
Soo Ah Wong
Gran
Fred Wood
Unconscious Seaman
Lian-Shin Yang
Chinese Photographer

Produced by

Franklin Gollings
associate producer
Herbert Wilcox
producer

Music by

Leighton Lucas

Cinematography by

Gordon Dines
director of photography

Editing by

Basil Warren

Casting By

Robert Lennard
(casting)

Art Direction by

Ralph W. Brinton
(as Ralph Brinton)

Makeup Department

Stuart Freeborn
makeup artist
Pearl Tipaldi
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

John Wilcox
production manager (as J.D. Wilcox)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Denis Johnson
assistant

Art Department

Ron Benton
assistant art director (as Ronald Benton)
A.J. Van Montagu
scenic artist (as A Van Montagu)
Peter Bond
draughtsman (uncredited)
Geoffrey Tozer
draughtsman (uncredited)
Gösta Åberg
poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

Jim Groom
sound editor
Norman King
sound recordist
Len Shilton
sound recordist
Len Abbott
dubbing crew (uncredited)
J. Hooten
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Jack Lovelock
sound maintenance (uncredited)
Paul Nicholson
boom assistant (uncredited)
Eric Stockl
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Hugh Strain
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Don Wortham
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

George Blackwell
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Gerry Turpin
camera operator
Norman Warwick
second unit camera
John Hardman
still photographer (uncredited)
Kelvin Pike
camera operator (uncredited)
Michael Sarafian
second assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael Shepherd
first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Fred Birch
wardrobe master (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Thelma Orr
first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Leighton Lucas
music director

Script and Continuity Department

Hazel Swift
continuity

Additional Crew

J.S. Kerans
technical adviser (as Commander J.S. Kerans D.S.O. R.N.)
Herbert Wilcox
presenter
William R. Anderson
dialogue director (uncredited)
Isabelle Byers
production secretary (uncredited)
Peter Hammond
unit publicist (uncredited)
Jackie Ward
publicity director (uncredited)

Thanks

J.S. Kerans
technical adviser who commanded H.M.S. Amethyst during much of the period of the story, and whose exceptional help is gratefully acknowledged (as Commander J. S. Kerans D.S.O. R.N.)
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