Your dad's in prison for murder and you're the only one who believes he's innocent. No pressure.
A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.
Cinematography
Cardiff turns Liverpool into a character—mist, docks, and moral murk.
Acting
Van Johnson's brittle desperation keeps you rooting against logic.
Director
Jack Cardiff
Van Johnson
Paul Mathry
Vera Miles
Lena Anderson
Emlyn Williams
Enoch Oswald
Bernard Lee
Patrick Mathry
Jean Kent
Louise Burt
Moultrie Kelsall
Chief Inspector Dale
Leo McKern
McEvoy
Geoffrey Keen
Prison Governor
Jameson Clark
James Swann
Rosalie Crutchley
Ella Mathry
Oliver Johnston
Albert Prusty
Anthony Newlands
Robert Dunn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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