---
title: 'The Valiant (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roy Ward Baker'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-valiant-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056645/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Valiant (1962)

1962 · 90 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom, Italy


## Synopsis

The Valiant is a 1962 British-Italian drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, and Liam Redmond. It is based on the Italian manned torpedo attack which seriously damaged the two British battleships Valiant and Queen Elizabeth and the oil tanker Sagona at the port of Alexandria in December 1941.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roy Ward Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-ward-baker)
- **Screenplay:** [Giorgio Capitani](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-capitani), [Willis Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-hall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Whelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-whelen)
- **Producer:** [Jon Penington](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-penington)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilkie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilkie-cooper)

## Cast

- [Angus Lennie](https://cinepixo.com/people/angus-lennie)
- [John Collin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-collin)
- [Robert Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shaw)
- [Leonardo Cortese](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-cortese)
- [Patrick Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-barr)
- [Brian Blessed](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-blessed)
- [Roberto Risso](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-risso)
- [Ralph Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-michael)
- [Ettore Manni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-manni)
- [Moray Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/moray-watson)
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)
- [Isarco Ravaioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/isarco-ravaioli)
- [Laurence Naismith](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-naismith)
- [Colin Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-douglas)
- [John Meillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-meillon)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-valiant-1962
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