The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.
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Michael Redgrave
as Air Commodore Waltby
as Air Commodore Waltby
Dirk Bogarde
as Flt Sgt Mackay
as Flt Sgt Mackay
Jack Watling
as Flying Officer Harding
as Flying Officer Harding
Bonar Colleano
as Sgt Kirby
as Sgt Kirby
Anthony Steel
as Flying Officer Treherne
as Flying Officer Treherne
Nigel Patrick
as Flt Sgt Slingsby
as Flt Sgt Slingsby
James Kenney
as Cpl. Skinner
as Cpl. Skinner
Sydney Tafler
as Cpl. Robb
as Cpl. Robb
Griffith Jones
as Group Capt. Todd
as Group Capt. Todd
Guy Middleton
as Squadron Leader Scott
as Squadron Leader Scott
Rachel Kempson
as Mrs. Waltby
as Mrs. Waltby
Joan Sims
as Hilda Tebbitt
as Hilda Tebbitt
Anton Diffring
as German Pilot
as German Pilot
Nigel Green
as Met Officer Howard
as Met Officer Howard
Michael Ripper
as Botterhill
as Botterhill
Ian Whittaker
as A.C.2 Milliken
as A.C.2 Milliken
Paul Carpenter
as Lt Patrick Boyle, Sea Otter Pilot
as Lt Patrick Boyle, Sea Otter Pilot
George Rose
as Tebbitt
as Tebbitt
Glyn Houston
as Knox
as Knox
Victor Maddern
as Gus Westover
as Gus Westover
Eddie Byrne
as Petty Officer Porter
as Petty Officer Porter
Jack Taylor
as Robinson
as Robinson
Michael Balfour
as Dray
as Dray
Gudrun Ure
as Kirby's Fiancee
as Kirby's Fiancee
Jack Lambert
as Squadron Leader Craig
as Squadron Leader Craig
Moultrie Kelsall
as Wing Commander Dixon
as Wing Commander Dixon
Graham Stark
as Corporal (Uncredited)
as Corporal (Uncredited)
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Lewis Gilbert
Director
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Writer
Writer
Vernon Harris
Writer
Writer
John Harris
Novel
Novel
Daniel M. Angel
Producer
Producer
Malcolm Arnold
Music
Music
Stephen Dade
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Editor
Bernard Robinson
Art Direction
Art Direction
Betty Forster
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Music Director
Moray Grant
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Cliff Richardson
Special Effects
Special Effects
Eric Cass
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
