"Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young Maltese girl."
Alec Guinness
as Flight Lt. Peter Ross
Jack Hawkins
as Air CO Frank
Muriel Pavlow
as Maria Gonzar
Anthony Steel
as John Bartlett
Renée Asherson
as Joan Rivers
Flora Robson
as Melita Gonzar
Hugh Burden
as Eden
Nigel Stock
as Giuseppe Gonzar
Stuart Burge
as Paolo Gonzar
Rosalie Crutchley
as Carmella Gonzar
Reginald Tate
as Vice Adm. Payne
Ralph Truman
as Vice Adm Willie Banks
Gordon Jackson
as British Soldier
Ronald Adam
as Operations Room Controller
Peter Barkworth
as Cypher Clerk
Ivor Barnard
as Old Man
Peter Bull
as Flying Officer
Michael Craig
as British Officer
Maurice Denham
Jerry Desmonde
as General
Thomas Heathcote
as Radar Operator
Geoffrey Keen
as Sergeant Major
Dermot Kelly
as British Soldier at Airport
Sam Kydd
as Army Airfield Soldier
Victor Maddern
Michael Medwin
as Ramsey
Lee Patterson
as Officer on Truck
William Russell
as Officer at Prison
Harold Siddons
as Matthews
Noel Willman
as Hobley
Brian Desmond Hurst
Director
Nigel Balchin
Screenplay
William Fairchild
Story
Thorold Dickinson
Idea
Peter De Sarigny
Hugh P. Lloyd
Novel
Producer
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Michael Gordon
Editor
John Howell
Art Direction
Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Albert Whitlock
Eric Wood
Sound Editor
H. A. R. Thomson
Camera Operator
E. Steward
Second Unit Cinematographer
W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist
Tilly Day
Script Supervisor
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
Maurice Gibson
Third Assistant Director