Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young Maltese girl.
             
                        
            
                                
                                
                                
                    Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Muriel Pavlow, Anthony Steel, Renée Asherson, Flora Robson, Hugh Burden, Nigel Stock, Stuart Burge, Rosalie Crutchley