The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Nov 17, 1959

1h 45m

★ 6.3

The Saga of the Derelict, Mary Deare... the strange secret she carried... the desperate voyage and plot to sink her!

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Blaustein-Baroda

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Wreck of the Mary Deare Trailers

Cast

Gideon Patch

Gary Cooper

John Sands

Charlton Heston

Mr. Nyland

Michael Redgrave

Janet Taggart

Virginia McKenna

Higgins

Richard Harris

Sir Wilfred Falcett

Emlyn Williams

Petrie

Alexander Knox

Inquiry Chairman

Cecil Parker

Mike Duncan

Ben Wright

Gunderson

Peter Illing

Terence de Marney

Ashley Cowan

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