Appointment with Venus (film)

Appointment with Venus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRalph Thomas
Written byNicholas Phipps
Based onAppointment with Venus by Jerrard Tickell
Produced byBetty Box
Peter Rogers (associate)
StarringDavid Niven
Glynis Johns
George Coulouris
Barry Jones
Kenneth More
CinematographyErnest Steward
Edited byGerald Thomas
Music byBenjamin Frankel
Production
company
British Film Makers Ltd
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 8 October 1951 (1951-10-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£144,000[1]

Appointment with Venus is a 1951 British war drama film, a film adaptation of the 1951 Jerrard Tickell novel of the same name. It was directed by Ralph Thomas, produced by Betty E. Box and its screenplay was written by the novelist Nicholas Phipps. The film was based on the evacuation of Alderney cattle from the Channel Island during World War II.[2]

In the United States the film was re-titled Island Rescue.