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Storm, show, cliffs, and a beach.

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Description: 1942 and the island of Malta is battling for survival. The threat of invasion by Axis forces is increasing as air raids wear down its defence. Entering this maelstrom is Flight Lieutenant Peter Ross, an RAF photo-reconnaissance pilot

Cast:
Flight Lt. Peter Ross: Alec Guinness
Air Commodore Frank: Jack Hawkins
Wing Commander Bartlett: Anthony Steel
Maria Gonzar: Muriel Pavlow
Joan Rivers: Renée Asherson
Major Eden: Hugh Burden
Giuseppe Gonzar aka Ricardi: Nigel Stock
Vice Admiral Payne: Reginald Tate
Vice Admiral Willie Banks: Ralph Truman
Melita Gonzar - Maria's Mum: Flora Robson
Maltese man riding horse and carriage: Manuel Bugeja
Group Captain - Operations: Ronald Adam
Hudson Passenger: Jack Armstrong
Naval Cypher Office: Derek Aylward
Cypher Clerk: Peter Barkworth
Old Man in Food Queue: Ivor Barnard
Flying Officer: Peter Bull
Paolo Gonzar - Maria's Brother: Stuart Burge
Stripey: Edward Chaffers
British Officer: Maurice Denham
Carmella Gonzar - Paolo's Wife: Rosalie Crutchley
Garrison Commander: Jerry Desmonde
Lieutenant Whitaker: James Drake
Woman in Food Queue: Hilda Green
Radar Operator: Thomas Heathcote
British Soldier at Anti-Aircraft Battery: Geoffrey Keen
British Soldier at Airfield: Dermot Kelly
Soldier at Airfield: Stephen Vercoe
Soldier: Richard Leven
O'Connor: Colin Loudan
Perce - Grouchy Soldier at Airfield: Victor Maddern
Sailor: Lane Meddick
Squadron Leader Ramsey: Michael Medwin
Ninno Gonzar: Richard O'Sullivan
Pilot on Back of Truck: Lee Patterson
Operations Room Plotter: Anne Smith
Bus Passenger: Johnny Rossi
Officer in Prison: William Russell
Radar Officer: Marc Sheldon
Flight Lieutenant Matthews: Harold Siddons
Hudson Pilot: Anthony Snell
RAF Officer: Tony Spears
Lt. Frank Hobley - Navy Pilot: Noel Willman
Hudson Co-Pilot: Donovan Winter
Pierce - Luga Airfield Controller: Barry Wynne

Written by: Thorold Dickinson, Peter De Sarigny, Hugh P. Lloyd

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst

Production: J. Arthur Rank Organisation, British Film-Makers

Release date: 05 Aug 1954