Seven Waves Away (Abandon Ship!) (Seven Days from Now) (1957)
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69% of users liked it
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In this supenseful and provocative high-seas drama, the captain of a luxury liner is suddenly faced with life or death decisions when his ship sinks, leaving himself and a few survivors floating at sea in an overcrowded lifeboat that does not contain enough food, water and medical supplies to… More In this supenseful and provocative high-seas drama, the captain of a luxury liner is suddenly faced with life or death decisions when his ship sinks, leaving himself and a few survivors floating at sea in an overcrowded lifeboat that does not contain enough food, water and medical supplies to support them all. The captain, Alec Holmes (Tyrone Power) is a decent fellow, and initially intends to save everyone. But it soon becomes clear to one of the ship's men, Frank Kelly (Lloyd Nolan) that this is impossible. As Kelly sacrifices himself by leaping overboard and into the sea, he shouts out a warning to Holmes that it will be necessary to rid the boat of its ill passengers if the rest are to survive, as not enough food and water exists to provide for everyone. Defying the requests of his sweetheart, Nurse Julie White (director Mai Zetterling), and his buddy and fellow officer, Will McKinley (Stephen Boyd), Holmes disposes of the sick individuals on board. He initially gains the support of the rest of the passengers, but when a rescue ship finally turns up, their support turns to contempt and hostility. In Great Britain the story is titled Seven Waves Away. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Sale
- Written By
- Richard Sale
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 17, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Becomes too bleak to be enjoyable.
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Cast
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Tyrone Power
as Alec Holmes
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Mai Zetterling
as Julie White
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Lloyd Nolan
as Frank Kelly
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Stephen Boyd
as Will McKinley
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Moira Lister
as Edith Middleton
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James Hayter
as Cookie Morrow
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Marie Lohr
as Mrs. Knudsen
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Moultrie Kelsall
as Daniel Cane
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Noel Willman
as Aubrey Clark
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Gordon Jackson
as John Merritt
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Clive Morton
as Gen. Barrington
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Laurence Naismith
as Capt. Darrow
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John Stratton
as Sparks Cleary
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Victor Maddern
as Willie Hawkins
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Eddie Byrne
as Michael Faroni
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David Langton
as John Hayden
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Ralph Michael
as George Kilgore
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Orlando Martins
as Sam Holly
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Jill Melford
as Mrs. Kilgore
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Finlay Currie
as Seaman
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Danny Green
as Big Joe Woolsek
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Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne
as Solly Daniels
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Derek Sydney
as Marie Pasquale
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Austin Trevor
as Edward Wilton
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John Gray
as Aussie Smith
