LANDFALL is an interesting little war picture, made in Britain in 1949 and long forgotten by most people - that is until it showed up on the Talking Pictures TV channel (God bless 'em) here in the UK. The film is an interesting little morality play in which a good-natured RAF man (played by Michael Denison in the usual British stiff upper lip spirit) accidentally blows up a British submarine that had strayed into the wrong waters.
The story that follows is somewhat slow and stately, but always engaging. Denison's protagonist is a sympathetic one who undergoes a pretty dark story and it all builds to an effective and surprising climax that works a treat. The supporting cast is full of familiar faces including Maurice Denham, a youthful David Tomlinson, the reliable Sebastian Shaw, and a trio of newcomers who would become familiar faces in future years (Paul Carpenter, Harry Fowler, and Laurence Harvey).
The story that follows is somewhat slow and stately, but always engaging. Denison's protagonist is a sympathetic one who undergoes a pretty dark story and it all builds to an effective and surprising climax that works a treat. The supporting cast is full of familiar faces including Maurice Denham, a youthful David Tomlinson, the reliable Sebastian Shaw, and a trio of newcomers who would become familiar faces in future years (Paul Carpenter, Harry Fowler, and Laurence Harvey).