The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953 · 94 min · EN · 5.7 (26 votes)
Dir. Anthony Kimmins · Starring Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson, Charles Goldner, Miles Malleson, Walter Crisham · Music Malcolm Arnold

“He makes two-timing an art...and gets away with it”

RomanceComedyDrama

Mediterranean ferryboat captain Henry St James has things well organized - a loving and very English wife Maud in Gibraltar, and the loving if rather more hot-blooded Mistress, Nita in Tangiers. A perfect life. As long as neither woman decides to follow him to the other port.

VIBE

This film offers a delightful, charmingly precarious escapade into a meticulously balanced double life. It's a witty, lighthearted journey through romantic entanglements, wrapped in classic black-and-white elegance. Expect clever dialogue and a breezy, sophisticated feel, perfect for a cozy evening.

charmingwittylightheartedprecariousromanticsteadyclassic British comedyblack-and-white aestheticwitty dialoguemid-century charmdouble liferomantic entanglementsocietal expectationsconsequences of deceit
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