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Red Ensign is a British film of genre Drama directed by Michael Powell with Leslie Banks
Red Ensign (1934)
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Add to a movie listRed Ensign (1934) is an early low-budget "quota quickie" by noted British filmmaker Michael Powell.
^ Dave Kehr. "Early British Cinema". The New York Times.
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« Depuis plus de 200 ans, la marine marchande britannique a amené le RED ENSIGN dans tous les ports du monde. Aujourd'hui, de nombreux navires sont au repos faute de cargaisons. Les chantiers navals sont désertés. Le pavillon de détresse est levé. Ceci est l'histoire de David Barr, constructeur de navire, et de son combat pour ramener la prospérité aux navires britanniques ».Actors
Leslie Banks
(David Barr)
Carol Goodner
(June MacKinnon)
Frank Vosper
(Lord Dean)
Alfred Drayton
(Manning)
Donald Calthrop
(Macleod)
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