The Malta Story (1953)
Country: GB
Technical: bw 103m
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Cast: Alec Guinness, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow, Jack Hawkins
Synopsis:
Flight Lt. Peter Ross arrives in Malta as an aerial reconnaissance photographer, with the island fighting for its life in the face of Axis bombing raids.
Review:
Archive footage and a romantic sub-plot come at you from opposite sides of the drama-documentary divide in this tribute to the island's bravery during the war. Its heart is in the right place but the tone is just too wavering.
Country: GB
Technical: bw 103m
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Cast: Alec Guinness, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow, Jack Hawkins
Synopsis:
Flight Lt. Peter Ross arrives in Malta as an aerial reconnaissance photographer, with the island fighting for its life in the face of Axis bombing raids.
Review:
Archive footage and a romantic sub-plot come at you from opposite sides of the drama-documentary divide in this tribute to the island's bravery during the war. Its heart is in the right place but the tone is just too wavering.
Country: GB
Technical: bw 103m
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Cast: Alec Guinness, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow, Jack Hawkins
Synopsis:
Flight Lt. Peter Ross arrives in Malta as an aerial reconnaissance photographer, with the island fighting for its life in the face of Axis bombing raids.
Review:
Archive footage and a romantic sub-plot come at you from opposite sides of the drama-documentary divide in this tribute to the island's bravery during the war. Its heart is in the right place but the tone is just too wavering.