Malta Story
1953 · 1 h 37 min
Brian Desmond HurstCast
Alec Guinness 
Jack Hawkins 
Anthony Steel 
Muriel Pavlow 
Renée Asherson 
Hugh Burden
Credits
Written by: 
Thorold Dickinson
Plot
Malta, 1942: while the Germans bomb the island, a British pilot falls for a local girl and a photo analyst tracks the Axis fleet.
Sinekatalog’s take
Brian Desmond Hurst's war drama, with Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins, is earnest and well-made.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (2,256 votes)
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