The Court Martial of Major Keller

1961 British film by Ernest Morris

The Court Martial of Major Keller is a 1961 British film directed by Ernest Morris and written by Brian Clemens. It stars Laurence Payne, Susan Stephen and Austin Trevor.^[1] The film recounts the court martial for murder of Major Keller, a British army officer during the Second World War. He is charged with killing his superior officer, but remains silent, refusing to defend himself.^[2]

Cast

• Laurence Payne as Major Keller
• Susan Stephen as Laura Winch
• Ralph Michael as Colonel Winch
• Richard Caldicot as Harrison
• Basil Dignam as Morrell
• Austin Trevor as Power
• Simon Lack as Wilson
• Jack McNaughton as Miller
• Hugh Cross as Captain Cuby
• Peter Sinclair as Sergeant
• Humphrey Lestocq as Lieutenant Cameron

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it an "occasionally interesting courtroom drama."^[3]

References

1. "The Court Martial of Major Keller (1964)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
2. Hal Erickson. "The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961) - Ernest Morris - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
3. "The Court Martial Of Major Keller". TVGuide.com.

External links

• The Court Martial of Major Keller at IMDb