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  • The Smugglers (1947)
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    88 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The Smugglers (1947)
Passed
88 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Told in flashback, this movie opens with a scene of a seventeen-year-old boy, Francis Andrews (Sir Richard Attenborough), being brutally lashed during a police interrogation, in which the boy thinks back to what placed him in this ...See moreTold in flashback, this movie opens with a scene of a seventeen-year-old boy, Francis Andrews (Sir Richard Attenborough), being brutally lashed during a police interrogation, in which the boy thinks back to what placed him in this situation. He betrayed the crew of a smuggling ship whose master, Richard Carlyon (Sir Michael Redgrave), was also his guardian. Some of the smugglers are caught, but Carlyon escapes, and then begins his search for Andrews. Carlyon was quite fond of the boy, but knew him for a coward. Andrews seeks refuge in in the cottage of a girl named Elizabeth (Joan Greenwood), who urges him to give testimony against the smugglers in court. He summons his courage and does so. Carlyon, catching up with Andrews, recognizes this as an act of courage, and does not take revenge on him. Carlyon is eventually caught, but despite the police torture, Andrews does not identify him, and he goes free, while his guardian faces the gallows. Written by Les Adams See less
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Graham Greene (novel "The Man Within") | Sydney Box (screenplay) | Muriel Box (screenplay)
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Jan 31, 1948 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Michael Redgrave
Carlyon Carlyon   See fewer
Joan Greenwood
Elizabeth Elizabeth   See fewer
Richard Attenborough
Francis Andrews Francis Andrews   See fewer
Francis L. Sullivan
Mr. Braddock Mr. Braddock   See fewer
Felix Aylmer
Priest Priest   See fewer
Ronald Shiner
Cockney Harry Cockney Harry   See fewer
Basil Sydney
Sir Henry Merriman Sir Henry Merriman   See fewer
David Horne
School Head School Head   See fewer
Ralph Truman
Gaoler Gaoler   See fewer
George Merritt
Hilliard Hilliard   See fewer
Lyn Evans
Warder Warder   See fewer
Herbert Lomas
Farmer Farmer   See fewer
John Olson
Junior Counsel Junior Counsel   See fewer
Andrew Crawford
Smuggler Smuggler   See fewer
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