Seagulls Over Sorrento is a 1954 British wartime drama film made by the Boulting Brothers based on the play of the same name by Hugh Hastings. The film stars Gene Kelly and was one of three made by Kelly in Europe over an 18 month period in order to make use of frozen MGM funds. The cast features John Justin, Bernard Lee and Jeff Richards.
Although the film finished shooting in July 1953, MGM could not release it in England until the play finishe...
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Seagulls Over Sorrento is a 1954 British wartime drama film made by the Boulting Brothers based on the play of the same name by Hugh Hastings. The film stars Gene Kelly and was one of three made by Kelly in Europe over an 18 month period in order to make use of frozen MGM funds. The cast features John Justin, Bernard Lee and Jeff Richards.
Although the film finished shooting in July 1953, MGM could not release it in England until the play finished its London run, which delayed the film's release for almost a year. In the United States, the film was titled Crest of the Wave.
A small group of British sailors stationed on a Scottish island engaged in top-secret research on a new and dangerous torpedo are joined by a U.S. Navy scientist, Lt. Brad Bradville (Gene Kelly), and his assistants. When several tests of the weapon fail, and men are killed, tensions within the group mount. Bradville must prove that the torpedo can work and win over the British, especially Lt. Rogert Wharton (John...
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