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Brown on Resolution

6.2(8)19351h 10m1

Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between his mother and a naval officer, he joins the Royal Navy during the First World War. There his bravery and marksmanship keeps a German ship in port so a British ship can sink it. He becomes a hero, but at what cost?

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
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Language
EN
  • based on novel or book
  • world war i
  • royal navy

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Behind the camera

Director

Walter Forde

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical18 Oct 1935
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15 May 1935

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Brown on Resolution was released on 15 May 1935.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/19/2022

    6/10

    C.S. Forester was wonderful at writing evocative seafaring yarns and this is one of his better stories. The film starts with couple of strangers who meet on a train and end up missing their connection and spending a few days together. Advance a few years and a powerful Nazi raider sinks a British warship and picks up the survivors. For one of them - "Albert Brown" (John Mills) the war isn't over and when the ship put…

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