Drama · Romance
The Sailor from Gibraltar
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.
Top Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Anna
Ian Bannen
Alan
Vanessa Redgrave
Sheila
Zia Mohyeddin
Noori
Orson Welles
Louis de Mozambique
Hugh Griffith
Llewellyn
John Hurt
John
Umberto Orsini
Postcard Vendor
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Production
Reviews
CinemaSerf
6/1011/20/2024
"Alan" (Ian Bannen) is a Scotsman on holiday in Italy when he has a bit of a barny with his girlfriend "Shiela" (Vanessa Redgrave) and strops off in the company of the enigmatic and wealthy "Anna" (Jeanne Moreau). She is busy searching for a sailor she knew decades ago, and with virtually no chance of ever finding him the two set off on her luxury yacht on their nautical wild goose chase. It's on this boat that they encounter the larger than life "Louis" (Orson Welles) who suggests to "Alan" that all may not be right with his friend. Indeed, he - like we may have already considered - wonders if this mythical sailor ever really did exist, or was perhaps he just a fantasy? That's the interesting gist of the film, really. Is there such a thing as true love or is it all just a sexual yellow br
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