Plot Summary
Shot in mid-1939 as S.S. Ionian (also shown as Her Last Trip), Humphrey Jennings’s GPO short follows the Royal Mail steamer on a last peacetime run through the Mediterranean—Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Haifa—under the gaze of the Mediterranean Fleet (HMS Barham, Malaya, Warspite). After the Ionian was sunk by a German mine on 29 November 1939 en route from Crete to Hull, the film was recut and released as Cargoes.
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Director & Crew
Humphrey Jennings
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 based on 3 votes.
Who directed Cargoes?
Cargoes was directed by Humphrey Jennings and released in 1939.
How long is Cargoes?
Cargoes has a runtime of 0 hours and 9 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1939-01-02
- Status
- Released