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The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar

19675.61h 31m

Overview

Alan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow who's searching for a sailor she had known many years before. Alan and Anna begin the search on board a yacht bound for Greece, but they don't find the sailor. After a stop in Africa, Louis de Mozambique joins the party and suggests that the sailor may never have existed other than in Anna's mind.

Directed by Tony Richardson
Written by Tony Richardson, Christopher Isherwood, Don Magner
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Top Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Anna

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Alan

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Sheila

Zia Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin

Noori

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Louis de Mozambique

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Llewellyn

John Hurt

John Hurt

John

Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini

Postcard Vendor

Eleonora Brown

Eleonora Brown

Carla

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Erminio Spalla

Eolo

About The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar is a drama, romance, adventure film released in 1967. Directed by Tony Richardson, it stars Jeanne Moreau, Ian Bannen, Vanessa Redgrave. Alan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow who's searching for a sailor she had known many years before. Alan and Anna begin the search on board a yacht bound for Greece, but they don't find the sailor. After a stop in Africa, Louis de Mozambique joins the party and suggests that the sailor may never have existed other than in Anna's mind.

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