Charles Frend — Director (4)
San Demetrio London (1943) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
San Demetrio London
other title: Le navire en feu / San Demetrio
Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.
A Run for Your Money (1949) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Run for Your Money
director: Charles Frend actor: Donald Houston / Moira Lister
other title: 见钱眼开 / De la coupe aux lèvres
Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their escort. Instead, the brothers are launched into an adventure with some London riff-raff. It is up to the reporter to look out for the brothers, and what a job it turns out to be!
The Cruel Sea (1953) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Cruel Sea
director: Charles Frend actor: 杰克·霍金斯 / 唐纳德·辛顿
other title: 沧海无情 / 잔인한 바다
The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer. Atmospheric sea footage. Written by Rod Crawford <[email protected]>