Malta Story

Malta Story

97 mins | Drama, War, History | June 1, 1953

In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. Plenty of realistic reenactments and archival combat footage as the British are beseiged and try to fight off the Luftwaffe. Against this background, a RAF reconnaissance photographer's romance with a local girl is endangered as he tries to plot enemy movements.

Malta Story

97 mins | Drama, War, History | June 1, 1953

Malta Story
In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. Plenty of realistic reenactments and archival combat footage as the British are beseiged and try to fight off the Luftwaffe. Against this background, a RAF reconnaissance photographer's romance with a local girl is endangered as he tries to plot enemy movements.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers J. Arthur Rank Organisation, British Film-Makers
Original title Malta Story
Directors Maurice Gibson, Tilly Day, Brian Desmond Hurst
Writers Hugh P. Lloyd, Thorold Dickinson, Nigel Balchin, Peter De Sarigny, William Fairchild

Cast

Alec Guinness

as Flight Lt. Peter Ross

Jack Hawkins

as Air CO Frank

Muriel Pavlow

as Maria Gonzar

Anthony Steel

as John Bartlett

Renée Asherson

as Joan Rivers

Flora Robson

as Melita Gonzar

Hugh Burden

as Eden

Nigel Stock

as Giuseppe Gonzar

Stuart Burge

as Paolo Gonzar

Rosalie Crutchley

as Carmella Gonzar

Reginald Tate

as Vice Adm Payne

Ralph Truman

as Vice Adm Willie Banks

Gordon Jackson

as British Soldier

Ronald Adam

as Operations room controller

Peter Barkworth

as Cypher Clerk

Ivor Barnard

as Old Man

Peter Bull

as Flying Officer

Michael Craig

as British Officer

Maurice Denham

as British Officer

Jerry Desmonde

as General

Thomas Heathcote

as Radar Operator

Geoffrey Keen

as Sergeant Major

Dermot Kelly

as British Soldier at Airport

Sam Kydd

as Army Airfield Soldier

Victor Maddern

as Army Airfield Soldier

Michael Medwin

as Ramsey

Lee Patterson

as Officer on Truck

William Russell

as Officer at Prison

Harold Siddons

as Matthews

Noel Willman

as Hobley