A CLASSIC 1955 film that features Dorset locations has been newly restored and is set for re-release.

The Ship That Died of Shame features Poole Quay, Weymouth Harbour and Portchester, Hampshire, with the film has been restored to celebrate Richard Attenborough’s centenary on August 29.

The film legend known for Brighton Rock and The Angry Silence stars alongside George Baker (I Claudius), Bill Owen (Last of the Summer Wine) and Roland Culver (To Each His Own).

Basil Dearden directs the film, based on a short story by Nicholas Monsarrat.

Attenborough plays George Hoskins, who persuades his former Second World War crewmates to buy their old boat the 1087 for some ‘harmless’ smuggling.

Bournemouth Echo: The Ship That Died of Shame has been restored to mark Richard Attenborough's centenary.

However, the crew find themselves falling into the criminal underworld.

BFI curator Dylan Cave said: “If The Ladykillers gives us a darkly comic vision of post-war Britain struggling to escape the strictures of tradition, The Ship That Died of Shame is a gritty noir-shaded flipside, confirming that the joy of the immediate post-war years – Britain’s (and Ealing’s) finest moments – are long past.”

Richard Attenborough’s career spanned 60 years, as he won two Academy Awards, four BAFTAs and four Golden Globe Awards.

The restored The Ship That Died of Shame will be available to own on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital from September 11.