The Court Martial of Major Keller

1961 British film
  • 1961 (1961)
Running time
69 minsCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Court Martial of Major Keller is a 1961 British film directed by Ernest Morris and written by Brian Clemens. It stars Laurence Payne, Susan Stephen and Austin Trevor.[1] The film recounts the court martial for murder of Major Keller, a British army officer during the Second World War. He is charged with killing his superior officer, but remains silent, refusing to defend himself.[2]

Cast

  • Laurence Payne as Major Keller
  • Susan Stephen as Laura Winch
  • Ralph Michael as Colonel Winch
  • Richard Caldicot as Harrison
  • Basil Dignam as Morrell
  • Austin Trevor as Power
  • Simon Lack as Wilson
  • Jack McNaughton as Miller
  • Hugh Cross as Captain Cuby
  • Peter Sinclair as Sergeant
  • Humphrey Lestocq as Lieutenant Cameron

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it an "occasionally interesting courtroom drama."[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Court Martial of Major Keller (1964)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961) - Ernest Morris - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "The Court Martial Of Major Keller". TVGuide.com.

External links

  • The Court Martial of Major Keller at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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