The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea (1953)


  • Genre: Drama, History, War
  • Release Date: 1953-02-24
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 65 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ealing Studios
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Charles Frend
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Summary

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

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  • Jack Hawkins

    as Ericson

  • Donald Sinden

    as Lockhart

  • Denholm Elliott

    as Morell

  • John Stratton

    as Ferraby

  • Stanley Baker

    as Bennett

  • Liam Redmond

    as Watts

  • Meredith Edwards

    as Yeoman Wells

  • Bruce Seton

    as Tallow

  • John Warner

    as Baker

  • Barry Letts

    as Raikes

  • Gerard Heinz

    as Polish Captain

  • Fred Griffiths

    as Gracey

  • Glyn Houston

    as Phillips

  • Virginia McKenna

    as Julie Hallam

  • Megs Jenkins

    as Tallow's Sister

  • June Thorburn

    as Doris Ferraby

  • Moira Lister

    as Elaine Morell

  • Alec McCowen

    as Tonbridge

  • Leo Phillips

    as Wainwright

  • Dafydd Havard

    as Signalman Rose

  • Laurence Hardy

    as Sellars

  • Sam Kydd

    as Carslake

  • John Singer

    as Gray

  • Barry Steele

    as Broughton

  • Gerik Schjelderup

    as Norwegian Captain

  • Gaston Richer

    as French Captain

  • Andrew Cruickshank

    as Scott Brown

  • Kenn Kennedy

    as Allingham

  • Harold Goodwin

    as ASDIC Operator

  • George Curzon

    as Admiral at Party

  • Anthony Snell

    as R.N. Lieutenant

  • Ronald Simpson

    as R.N. Captain

  • Don Sharp

    as Lieutenant-Commander

  • Herbert C. Walton

    as The Waiter

  • Jack Howard

    as A Survivor

  • Russell Waters

    as A.R.P. Warden

  • Harold Jamieson

    as A.R.P. Warden

  • Warwick Ashton

    as Petty Officer Instructor

  • Walter Fitzgerald

    as Warden (uncredited)

  • Paddy Joyce

    as Sonar Operator (uncredited)

  • Richard Leech

    as Sailor (uncredited)

  • Jim Brady

    as Sailor in Water

  • Alan Webb

    as Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)
Directing Charles Frend Director
Writing Nicholas Monsarrat Novel
Writing Eric Ambler Screenplay
Production Leslie Norman Producer
Sound Alan Rawsthorne Music
Camera Gordon Dines Director of Photography
Editing Peter Tanner Editor
Art Jim Morahan Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Sidney Turner Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Barbara Barnard Hairstylist
Directing Norman Priggen Assistant Director
Crew Sydney Pearson Special Effects
Camera Chic Waterson Camera Operator
Production Hal Mason Production Supervisor
Production L. C. Rudkin Unit Production Manager
Sound Stephen Dalby Sound Supervisor
Sound Leo Wilkins Sound Recordist
Directing Jean Graham Continuity
Costume & Make-Up Anthony Mendleson Wardrobe Designer
Visual Effects Geoffrey Dickinson Visual Effects
Camera John R.F. Stewart Additional Photography
Crew J. E. Broome Technical Advisor
Crew R. S. Abram Technical Advisor
Crew Jo Jago Second Unit Cinematographer
Crew Paul Beeson Second Unit Cinematographer
Sound Ernest Irving Conductor

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