The Cruel Sea (1953)
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.
Director:
Charles Frend
Writer:
Eric Ambler
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Jack Hawkins as Ericson |
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Donald Sinden as Lockhart |
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Denholm Elliott as Morell |
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John Stratton as Ferraby |
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Stanley Baker as Bennett |
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Liam Redmond as Watts |
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Meredith Edwards as Yeoman Wells |
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Bruce Seton as Tallow |
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John Warner as Baker |
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Barry Letts as Raikes |
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Gerard Heinz as Polish Captain |
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Fred Griffiths as Gracey |
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Glyn Houston as Phillips |
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Virginia McKenna as Julie Hallam |
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Megs Jenkins as Tallow's Sister |
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June Thorburn as Doris Ferraby |
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Moira Lister as Elaine Morell |
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Alec McCowen as Tonbridge |
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Leo Phillips as Wainwright |
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Dafydd Havard as Signalman Rose |
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Laurence Hardy as Sellars |
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Sam Kydd as Carslake |
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John Singer as Gray |
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Barry Steele as Broughton |
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Gerik Schjelderup as Norwegian Captain |
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Gaston Richer as French Captain |
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Andrew Cruickshank as Scott Brown |
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Kenn Kennedy as Allingham |
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Harold Goodwin as ASDIC Operator |
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George Curzon as Admiral at Party |
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Anthony Snell as R.N. Lieutenant |
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Ronald Simpson as R.N. Captain |
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Don Sharp as Lieutenant-Commander |
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Herbert C. Walton as The Waiter |
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Jack Howard as A Survivor |
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Russell Waters as A.R.P. Warden |
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Harold Jamieson as A.R.P. Warden |
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Warwick Ashton as Petty Officer Instructor |
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Walter Fitzgerald as Warden (uncredited) |
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Paddy Joyce as Sonar Operator (uncredited) |
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Richard Leech as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Jim Brady as Sailor in Water |
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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 |
