Director: Anthony Kimmins
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The Captain's Paradise
Language
English
NMTW
67%
Mixed
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
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Alec GuinnessCaptain Henry St. James -
Yvonne De CarloNita St. James
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Celia JohnsonMaud St. James
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Charles GoldnerChief Officer Ricco
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Miles MallesonLawrence St. James
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Walter CrishamBob
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Nicholas PhippsThe Major
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Bill FraserAbsalom (taxi driver)
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Ferdy MayneThe Sheikh
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Sebastian CabotAli (vendor)
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Peter BullKalikan firing-squad officer
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Roger DelgadoKalikan Policeman
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Ambrosine PhillpottsMarjorie
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Henry B. LonghurstProfessor Killick
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Bernard RebelMr. Wheeler
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| Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Length: | 1 h 34 min |
Description:
Henry St. James, a ferryboat captain in the Mediterranean, has carefully constructed a balanced life. He enjoys a stable marriage to his English wife, Maud, in Gibraltar, and a passionate relationship with Nita in Tangiers. His carefully maintained equilibrium is threatened whenever either woman considers joining him in the other's location.
| Alternative title: | The Captain's Paradise |
| Release year: | 1953 |
| Language: | English |
| Awards: | 🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total |
| Director: | Anthony Kimmins |
| Type: | Movie |
| Sub-genres: | black and white |
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