The Sailor's Return (1978)

Name: The Sailor's Return
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1978-11-15
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Tom Bell, Shope Shodeinde, Elton Charles, Denyse Alexander, Julia Swift

Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.

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Released 1978-11-15 · 100 min · Drama, History

Directed by Jack Gold

Cast

Tom Bell as William Targett
Shope Shodeinde as Princess Tulip
Elton Charles as Billy/Olu Targett
Denyse Alexander as Mrs Cherret
Julia Swift as Annie
Pat Keen as Mrs Bascombe
Nigel Hawthorne as Mr Fosse
Jill Spurrier as Mrs Frickes
Ray Smith as Fred Leake
Mick Ford as Tom Madgwick
Peter Benson as Charlie Nye
Ann Way as Mrs Clall
Paola Dionisotti as Lucy Sturmey
George Costigan as Harry Targett
Clive Swift as Reverend Pottock