Having come upon a foundering freighter in the English Channel, salvage skipper John Sands (Charlton Heston) discovered one soul remaining on board--tight-lipped first officer Gideon Patch (Gary Cooper)--and the cargo gone. As official inquiries got underway, Sands was faced with either helping Patch prove his claims that he was made the patsy for an elaborate scam...or seeing his own reputation sunk. Adventure-thriller co-stars Michael Redgrave, Virginia McKenna, Richard Harris. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks; English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.