Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young Maltese girl.
Alec Guinness
as Flight Lt. Peter Ross
Jack Hawkins
as Air CO Frank
Muriel Pavlow
as Maria Gonzar
Anthony Steel
as John Bartlett
Renée Asherson
as Joan Rivers
Flora Robson
as Melita Gonzar
Hugh Burden
as Eden
Nigel Stock
as Giuseppe Gonzar
Stuart Burge
as Paolo Gonzar
Rosalie Crutchley
as Carmella Gonzar
Reginald Tate
as Vice Adm. Payne
Ralph Truman
as Vice Adm Willie Banks
