Seagulls Over Sorrento

Seagulls Over Sorrento
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Directed by	John Boulting Roy Boulting
Screenplay by	Frank Harvey Roy Boulting
Based on	Seagulls Over Sorrento by Hugh Hastings
Produced by	John Boulting Roy Boulting
Starring	Gene Kelly John Justin Bernard Lee
Cinematography	Gilbert Taylor
Edited by	Max Benedict
Music by	Miklós Rózsa Ernesto de Curtis
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc.
Release date	13 July 1954 (1954-07-13) (London)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$675,000[1]
Box office	$939,000[1]

Seagulls Over Sorrento is a 1954 British war drama film made by the Boulting brothers based on the play of the same name by Hugh Hastings. The film stars Gene Kelly and was one of three made by Kelly in Europe over an 18-month period to make use of frozen MGM funds. The cast features John Justin, Bernard Lee and Jeff Richards. It was shot at MGM's Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge with location shooting taking place in the Channel Islands. Although the film finished shooting in July 1953, MGM could not release it in the United Kingdom until the play finished its London run, which delayed the film's release for almost a year. It was released as Crest of the Wave in the United States and Canada.