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The Valiant (1962 film)

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'The Valiant' is a 1962 British/Italian international co-production film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, and Liam Redmond. It is based on the Italian manned torpedo attack which seriously damaged the two British battleships 'Valiant' and 'Queen Elizabeth' and the oil tanker 'Sagona' at the port of Alexandria in December 1941.

The film had a Royal Gala Premiere on 4 January 1962 at the Odeon Leicester Square in the presence of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.The Times online archive 4/5 Jan 1962

Plot



Alexandria December, 1941. Two Italian frogmen are captured under suspicion of placing a mine under HMS 'Valiant'. They are brought onto the ship for questioning.

Cast



See also



*HMS 'Valiant'

*Luigi Durand de la Penne

*Raid on Alexandria (1941)

*'The Silent Enemy'

References




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