Cast & Crew

Directed by

Basil Dearden

Writing Credits

Nicholas Monsarrat
(from the story by)
John Whiting
(screenplay) &
Michael Relph
(screenplay) &
Basil Dearden
(screenplay)

Cast

Richard Attenborough
George Hoskins
George Baker
Bill Randall
Bill Owen
Birdie Dick
Virginia McKenna
Helen Randall
Roland Culver
Fordyce
Bernard Lee
Sam Brewster, The Customs Officer
Ralph Truman
Sir Richard
John Chandos
Raines
Harold Goodwin
Second Customs Officer
John Longden
The Detective
Jack Armstrong
Attendant in Coastal Forces Club
Alfie Bass
Sailor on 1087
Tom Bowman
Fordyce's Crew Member
John Boxer
Customs Man
Eric Corrie
Fordyce's Crew Member
George Holdcroft
Man in Coastal Forces Club Bar
Stratford Johns
Garage Worker
David Langton
Man in Coastal Forces Club Bar
Guy Standeven
Soldier

Produced by

Michael Balcon
producer
Basil Dearden
co-producer (uncredited)
Michael Relph
producer

Music by

William Alwyn

Cinematography by

Gordon Dines
director of photography

Editing by

Peter Bezencenet

Art Direction by

Bernard Robinson

Costume Design by

Anthony Mendleson
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Harry Frampton
makeup artist

Production Management

Hal Mason
production supervisor
David Peers
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Christopher Barry
assistant director (as Chris Barry)
John Assig
second assistant director (uncredited)
Julian Mackintosh
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

David Butcher
draughtsman (uncredited)
Bert Davey
assistant art director (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington
draughtsman (uncredited)
Jack Shampan
chief draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Arthur Bradburn
recordist
Stephen Dalby
sound supervisor
Gordon Stone
sound editor
Robert R. Healy
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Peter Lacey
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Derek McColm
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Alastair McIntyre
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Ray Palmer
dubbing crew (uncredited)
W. Robson
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Ivor Selwyn
assistant dubbing editor (uncredited)
Lionel Selwyn
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Eric Stockl
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Don Wortham
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Sydney Pearson
special effects
Haydn Bartlett
model maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Geoffrey Dickinson
special processes

Camera and Electrical Department

Chic Waterson
camera operator
Brian Elvin
clapper loader (uncredited)
Eddie Orton
still photographer (uncredited)
Joe Pearce
still photographer (uncredited)
Herbert Smith
focus puller (uncredited)
Ken Westbury
clapper loader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anthony Mendleson
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

John Jympson
second assistant editor (uncredited)
John Victor Smith
first assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

R.S. Abram
location liaison officer (as Cmdr. R.S. Abram D.S.C. RN{Retd})

Music Department

Dock Mathieson
conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
music played by (as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

Script and Continuity Department

Jean Graham
continuity

Additional Crew

K. Perry
technical adviser (as Lt. {E} K. Perry R.N. {Retd})
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