Port of Escape
1956, English. Directed by Anthony Young.
Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Anthony YoungDirector
- Googie WithersAnne Stirling
- John McCallumMitch Gillis
- Bill KerrDinty Missouri
- Joan HicksonRosalie Watchett
- Wendy DanielliDaphne Stirling
- Hugh PryseSkinner
- Alexander GaugeInspector Levins
- Ewan RobertsSergeant Rutherford
- Gerald AndersenDet. Sgt. Shafto (as Gerald Anderson)
- Basil DignamDet. Sgt. Crawford
- Ingeborg von KusserowLucy (as Ingeborg Wells)
- Cameron HallBates
Details
- Released
- 1 May 1956
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Barbara S. Harper, Anthony Young
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Port of Escape runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Port of Escape isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1956. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Port of Escape, try Hounddog, Bastard Out of Carolina, The Safety of Objects.
Who directed Port of Escape?
Port of Escape (1956) was directed by Anthony Young and stars Googie Withers, John McCallum, Bill Kerr.