Vessel of Wrath

Vessel of Wrath
Vessel of Wrath
Directed by	Erich Pommer
Written by	Bartlett Cormack; B. Van Thal (uncredited scenario);
Based on	the short story "The Vessel of Wrath"; by W. Somerset Maugham
Produced by	Charles Laughton; Erich Pommer;
Starring	Charles Laughton; Elsa Lanchester;
Cinematography	Jules Kruger
Edited by	Robert Hamer; Jean Barker (uncredited);
Music by	Richard Addinsell
Production; company	Mayflower Pictures
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors (UK); Paramount Pictures (US);
Release date	4 March 1938;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£103,686

Vessel of Wrath is a 1938 British film directed by Erich Pommer, produced by Pommer, and starring Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester. It was based on the 1931 Somerset Maugham short story "The Vessel of Wrath". The film is also known as The Beachcomber in the US.

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