Up to His Neck | |
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Original British quad poster
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Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
Written by | John Paddy Carstairs Patrick Kirwan Ted Willis |
Based on | a story by Peter Rogers |
Starring |
Ronald Shiner Laya Raki |
Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
Edited by | Alfred Roome |
Production
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Group Film Productions Limited
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Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date
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1 August 1954 (UK) |
Running time
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91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Up to His Neck is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy.
Sailor Jack Carter (Ronald Shiner) has been marooned for ten years on a South Sea island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to train up commandos to recover a stolen submarine, and to foil an oriental criminal plot.