The Cruel Sea (1953)
The Cruel Sea (1953)
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Plot.
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer
Where to Watch.

Currently The Cruel Sea is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BFI Player Amazon Channel
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Cast & Crew.

Jack Hawkins
Ericson

Donald Sinden
Lockhart

Denholm Elliott
Morell

John Stratton
Ferraby

Stanley Baker
Bennett

Liam Redmond
Watts

Meredith Edwards
Yeoman Wells

Bruce Seton
Tallow

John Warner
Baker

Barry Letts
Raikes

Gerard Heinz
Polish Captain

Fred Griffiths
Gracey

Glyn Houston
Phillips

Virginia McKenna
Julie Hallam

Megs Jenkins
Tallow's Sister

June Thorburn
Doris Ferraby

Moira Lister
Elaine Morell

Alec McCowen
Tonbridge

Leo Phillips
Wainwright

Dafydd Havard
Signalman Rose

Laurence Hardy
Sellars

Sam Kydd
Carslake

John Singer
Gray

Barry Steele
Broughton

Gerik Schjelderup
Norwegian Captain

Gaston Richer
French Captain

Andrew Cruickshank
Scott Brown

Kenn Kennedy
Allingham

Harold Goodwin
ASDIC Operator

George Curzon
Admiral at Party

Anthony Snell
R.N. Lieutenant

Ronald Simpson
R.N. Captain

Don Sharp
Lieutenant-Commander

Herbert C. Walton
The Waiter

Jack Howard
A Survivor

Russell Waters
A.R.P. Warden

Harold Jamieson
A.R.P. Warden

Warwick Ashton
Petty Officer Instructor

Walter Fitzgerald
Warden (uncredited)

Paddy Joyce
Sonar Operator (uncredited)

Richard Leech
Sailor (uncredited)

Jim Brady
Sailor in Water

Alan Webb
Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)

Nicholas Monsarrat
Novel

Eric Ambler
Screenplay

Charles Frend
Director

Barbara Barnard
Hairstylist

Jim Morahan
Art Direction

Alan Rawsthorne
Music

Peter Tanner
Editor

Chic Waterson
Camera Operator

Sidney Turner
Makeup Artist

Norman Priggen
Assistant Director

Leslie Norman
Producer

Gordon Dines
Director of Photography

Sydney Pearson
Special Effects

L. C. Rudkin
Unit Production Manager

Ernest Irving
Conductor

Stephen Dalby
Sound Supervisor

R. S. Abram
Technical Advisor

Geoffrey Dickinson
Visual Effects

Jo Jago
Second Unit Cinematographer

Leo Wilkins
Sound Recordist

Paul Beeson
Second Unit Cinematographer

John R.F. Stewart
Additional Photography

Hal Mason
Production Supervisor

Anthony Mendleson
Wardrobe Designer

Jean Graham
Continuity

J. E. Broome
Technical Advisor
Media.





Details.
Release DateFebruary 24, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
sea
atlantic ocean
world war ii
naval officer
commander
royal navy
sinking ship
battle of the atlantic
naval warfare
submarine
Wiki.
The Cruel Sea is a 1953 British war film based on the best-selling 1951 novel of the same name by former naval officer Nicholas Monsarrat, though the screenplay by Eric Ambler omits some of the novel's grimmest moments. The film stars Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker, Liam Redmond, Virginia McKenna and Moira Lister. The movie was made by Ealing Studios seven years after the end of World War II, and was directed by Charles Frend and produced by Leslie Norman.
The film portrays the conditions in which the Battle of the Atlantic was fought between the Royal Navy and Germany's U-boats, seen from the viewpoint of the British naval officers and seamen who served in convoy escorts.
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