The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Saga of the Derelict, Mary Deare... the strange secret she carried... the desperate voyage and plot to sink her!
1959 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Anderson |
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| Writer: | Eric Ambler, Hammond Innes |
| Staring: |
| A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 17, 1959 |
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| Director: | Michael Anderson |
| Writer: | Eric Ambler, Hammond Innes |
| Genres: | Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | shipwreck, insurance fraud, trust, sabotage, code of honor, cargo ship, sinking ship, merchant marine, maritime law, shipping company, abandoned ship, professional reputation, scuba diver, underwater fight, exculpatory evidence, steam ship, cargo recovery, deserted ship, inquiry |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Blaustein-Baroda |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,596,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Gary Cooper | Gideon Patch |
| Charlton Heston | John Sands |
| Michael Redgrave | Mr. Nyland |
| Virginia McKenna | Janet Taggart |
| Richard Harris | Higgins |
| Emlyn Williams | Sir Wilfred Falcett |
| Alexander Knox | Petrie |
| Cecil Parker | Inquiry Chairman |
| Ben Wright | Mike Duncan |
| Peter Illing | Gunderson |
| Terence de Marney | |
| Ashley Cowan | |
| Charles Davis | |
| John Le Mesurier | Attorney |
| Noel Drayton | Charlie Bell |
| John Dearth | Reporter |
| Paul Bryar | Port Official (uncredited) |
| Albert Carrier | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) |
| Louis Mercier | Commander of Police (uncredited) |
| Ron Nyman | Seaman (uncredited) |
| Lomax Study | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Anderson | Director |
| Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| George Duning | Music |
| Hammond Innes | Novel |
| Eda Warren | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Julian Blaustein | Producer |
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