The Valiant (1962)
1h 40m
Running Time
June 13, 1962Release Date
Plot.
Having placed mines on the hull of a British warship whilst it is safe in harbour during the second World War , the two man crew of an Italian miniature submarine are captured and held prisoner whist the crew try and discover the nature of their mission!
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Cast & Crew.
John Mills
Capt. Morgan
Ettore Manni
Luigi Durand de la Penne
Roberto Risso
Emilio Bianchi
Liam Redmond
Surgeon Commander Reilly
Robert Shaw
Lt. Field
Dinsdale Landen
Norris
Roy Ward Baker
Director
Giorgio Capitani
Writer
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The Valiant is a 1962 British/Italian international co-production film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, and Liam Redmond. It is based on the Italian manned torpedo attack which seriously damaged the two British battleships Valiant and Queen Elizabeth and the oil tanker Sagona at the port of Alexandria in December 1941.
The film had a Royal Gala Premiere on 4 January 1962 at the Odeon Leicester Square in the presence of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.