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The Sailor's Return

6.219781h 40mMovieDramaHistory

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.

DirectorJack Gold
WriterJames Saunders
ProducerVerity Lambert

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Cast · Directed by Jack Gold

TBTom Bell
Tom Bell
William Targett
SS
Shope Shodeinde
Princess Tulip
EC
Elton Charles
Billy/Olu Targett
DA
Denyse Alexander
Mrs Cherret
JSJulia Swift
Julia Swift
Annie
PKPat Keen
Pat Keen
Mrs Bascombe
NHNigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
Mr Fosse
JS
Jill Spurrier
Mrs Frickes
RSRay Smith
Ray Smith
Fred Leake
MFMick Ford
Mick Ford
Tom Madgwick
PBPeter Benson
Peter Benson
Charlie Nye
AW
Ann Way
Mrs Clall

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The Sailor's Return hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 3, 1979. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.