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
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Jack Hawkins
as Ericson
as Ericson
Donald Sinden
as Lockhart
as Lockhart
Denholm Elliott
as Morell
as Morell
John Stratton
as Ferraby
as Ferraby
Stanley Baker
as Bennett
as Bennett
Liam Redmond
as Watts
as Watts
Meredith Edwards
as Yeoman Wells
as Yeoman Wells
Bruce Seton
as Tallow
as Tallow
John Warner
as Baker
as Baker
Barry Letts
as Raikes
as Raikes
Gerard Heinz
as Polish Captain
as Polish Captain
Fred Griffiths
as Gracey
as Gracey
Glyn Houston
as Phillips
as Phillips
Virginia McKenna
as Julie Hallam
as Julie Hallam
Megs Jenkins
as Tallow's Sister
as Tallow's Sister
June Thorburn
as Doris Ferraby
as Doris Ferraby
Moira Lister
as Elaine Morell
as Elaine Morell
Alec McCowen
as Tonbridge
as Tonbridge
Leo Phillips
as Wainwright
as Wainwright
Dafydd Havard
as Signalman Rose
as Signalman Rose
Laurence Hardy
as Sellars
as Sellars
Sam Kydd
as Carslake
as Carslake
John Singer
as Gray
as Gray
Barry Steele
as Broughton
as Broughton
Gerik Schjelderup
as Norwegian Captain
as Norwegian Captain
Gaston Richer
as French Captain
as French Captain
Andrew Cruickshank
as Scott Brown
as Scott Brown
Kenn Kennedy
as Allingham
as Allingham
Harold Goodwin
as ASDIC Operator
as ASDIC Operator
George Curzon
as Admiral at Party
as Admiral at Party
Anthony Snell
as R.N. Lieutenant
as R.N. Lieutenant
Ronald Simpson
as R.N. Captain
as R.N. Captain
Don Sharp
as Lieutenant-Commander
as Lieutenant-Commander
Herbert C. Walton
as The Waiter
as The Waiter
Jack Howard
as A Survivor
as A Survivor
Russell Waters
as A.R.P. Warden
as A.R.P. Warden
Harold Jamieson
as A.R.P. Warden
as A.R.P. Warden
Warwick Ashton
as Petty Officer Instructor
as Petty Officer Instructor
Walter Fitzgerald
as Warden (uncredited)
as Warden (uncredited)
Paddy Joyce
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
Richard Leech
as Sailor (uncredited)
as Sailor (uncredited)
Jim Brady
as Sailor in Water
as Sailor in Water
Alan Webb
as Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)
as Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)
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Nicholas Monsarrat
Novel
Novel
Eric Ambler
Screenplay
Screenplay
Charles Frend
Director
Director
Barbara Barnard
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Jim Morahan
Art Direction
Art Direction
Alan Rawsthorne
Music
Music
Peter Tanner
Editor
Editor
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Sidney Turner
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Norman Priggen
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Leslie Norman
Producer
Producer
Gordon Dines
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Sydney Pearson
Special Effects
Special Effects
L. C. Rudkin
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Ernest Irving
Conductor
Conductor
Stephen Dalby
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
R. S. Abram
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Geoffrey Dickinson
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Jo Jago
Second Unit Cinematographer
Second Unit Cinematographer
Leo Wilkins
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Paul Beeson
Second Unit Cinematographer
Second Unit Cinematographer
John R.F. Stewart
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Hal Mason
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Anthony Mendleson
Wardrobe Designer
Wardrobe Designer
Jean Graham
Continuity
Continuity
J. E. Broome
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
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