Does anyone remember?

[Derrick Stephenson]

Hi, People,
I saw a film many years ago about a German warship which hid in an atoll formed by an island. Somehow a guy armed with only a rifle climbed to the top of of a mountain on the island and delayed the ship from sailing, but I can't remember what the film is called.
Anybody help? ( This would have made a good quiz question).
Derrick.

[Frisco-Kid]

Derrick, are you sure it was a German ship and not Japanese in the Pacific Theater? It sounds vaguely familiar.

[Derrick Stephenson]

Hi, Tom,
I just have this impression that the ship was a commerce raider, which as far as I know, the Japanese didn't particularly bother with except in the waters immediately round Japan/Australia.
I don't think it was even based on a true story, but I've somehow linked it in my mind with the Graf Spee.
Derrick.

[Zofo]

Was this shot in the 50's - I remember seeing something like this with a star like Sinatra in the lead role?

[Bill Farnie]

Sailor of the King is the movie w/ Michael Rennie and I think Jeffrey Hunter

Bill

[Derrick Stephenson]

Cheers Bill,
I can now do a bit of research and see if that's the film I'm thinking about.
Thanks Mate,
Derrick.

[Frisco-Kid]

BILL,


I think you hit it. I was thinking of "No Man Is An Island," with Jeffrey Hunter. He seemed to be the actor that stood out in my mind.

[Derrick Stephenson]

Thanks Fella's,
It is indeed 'Sailor of the King' about a fictitious German ship called 'Essen'.
Michael Rennie was the star, and Geoffrey Hunter played the sailor with the rifle. It was made in 1953 - some memory Guys.
I can now stop fretting,
Thanks again,
Derrick.