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The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953Movie⏱️ 1h 34mApproved
ComedyRomance
6.8
IMDB Rating
1,903 votes

The captain of a ferry boat between the restricted British colony in Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco has a woman of differing appeal and temperament in each port.

Director
Anthony Kimmins
Writers
Alec Coppel, Nicholas Phipps
Stars
Alec Guinness, Peter Bull, Charles Goldner
Release Date
September 28, 1953
Language
English, Spanish, Arabic
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 41
Reviews
📋 1.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
as Captain Henry St. James
Peter Bull
Peter Bull
as Kalikan Officer
Charles Goldner
Charles Goldner
as Ricco
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
as Lawrence St. James
👤
Claudia Grey
as Susan Daley
👤
Ann Heffernan
as Daphne Bligh
👤
Arthur Gomez
as Chief Steward
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
as The Sheikh
👤
George Benson
as Mr. Salmon
Joss Ambler
Joss Ambler
as Professor Ebbart

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Gibraltar
Production
London Film Productions

🏷️ Keywords

boatferry boatman wears a fezholiday comedyromantic comedy

🎯 Categories

Holiday ComedyRomantic ComedyComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Alec Guinness Does the Bolero!
by PolitiCom2002-05-14
7/10

"One of the more modest comic efforts done during his Ealing Studios period, it features a side of Guinness that his fans have never seen. Dancing the bolero with Yvonne DeCarlo in a North African nightclub, he displays such amazing footwork that it's hard to believe that he didn't have a stunt double. He didn't. This film is a small delight for true Guinness aficianados and well worth the price of a video rental..."

💡 Did You Know?

Professional dancer Yvonne De Carlo persuaded director Anthony Kimmins to talk Sir Alec Guinness into doing the mambo with her in a night club sequence. Guinness, not usually thought of as a physical actor, consented to a week's worth of dance lessons from De Carlo and the sequence is one of this movie's highlights.

📖 Synopsis

The captain of a ferry boat between the restricted British colony in Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco has a woman of differing appeal and temperament in each port.