MOVIE · 1957
Manuela
One Lone Girl in a Sea-World of Violent Men
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.
NOW PLAYING
Manuela
ABOUT
Story
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.
CAST
Featured cast
Trevor HowardJames Prothero
Elsa MartinelliManuela Hunt
Pedro ArmendárizMario Constanza
Donald PleasenceEvans
Jack MacGowranTommy
Warren MitchellMoss
Christopher LeeVoice (voice)MORE TO EXPLORE
