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Manuela

6.3/10
TMDB7 votes
Original: 93 min

James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.

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About Manuela

One Lone Girl in a Sea-World of Violent Men

Manuela (1957) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Trevor Howard, Elsa Martinelli, Pedro Armendáriz, Donald Pleasence.

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Original language
Runtime
93 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Ivan Foxwell Productions
Directors
Writers
Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton, William Woods

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What is Manuela about?

James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.

Who stars in Manuela?

Trevor Howard, Elsa Martinelli, Pedro Armendáriz, Donald Pleasence, Jack MacGowran, Leslie Weston. See the cast cards above for character names.

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