Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.

Top Cast

Joan FontaineJane Wharton

Burt LancasterWilliam Earle 'Bill' Saunders

Robert NewtonHarry Carter

Lewis L. RussellTom Widgery

Aminta DyneLandlady

Grizelda HarveyMrs. Paton

Jay NovelloSea Captain of Pelicano

Colin Keith-JohnstonJudge