The Cruel Sea (1953)
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In this seagoing military drama set in World War II, Lt. Comdr. Ericson (Jack Hawkins) is made captain of a British corvette, a small escort vessel used to guide and protect convoys traveling through the Atlantic. Ericson had his confidence severely shaken during his last command, in which he lost… More In this seagoing military drama set in World War II, Lt. Comdr. Ericson (Jack Hawkins) is made captain of a British corvette, a small escort vessel used to guide and protect convoys traveling through the Atlantic. Ericson had his confidence severely shaken during his last command, in which he lost his ship and most of its men following an attack by a German U-boat. As he leads a new and largely inexperienced crew aboard the H.M.S. Compass Rose, Ericson is once again thrown into a life-and-death dilemma that forces him to choose between destroying an enemy ship and sparing the lives of his own men. The Cruel Sea featured breakthrough early performances from Denholm Elliott and Virginia McKenna, and it was based on a best-selling novel by Nicholas Monsarrat, who stipulated that the film rights could be sold only to a British company. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles Frend
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 19, 1953 Wide
- Studio
- Eric Ambler
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Cast
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Jack Hawkins
as Lt. Cdr. Ericson
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Donald Sinden
as Lt. Keith Lockhart
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John Stratton
as Sub-Lt. Ferraby
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Denholm Elliott
as Sub-Lt. Morell
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Stanley Baker
as Lt. Bennett
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Virginia McKenna
as Julie Hallam
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Bruce Seton
as Bob Tallow
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Liam Redmond
as Jim Watts
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Moira Lister
as Elaine Morell
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June Thorburn
as Doris Ferraby
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Megs Jenkins
as Glad Tallow
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Meredith Edwards
as Yeoman Wells
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Glyn Houston
as Phillips
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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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Fred Griffiths
as Gracey
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Laurence Hardy
as Sellars
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Sam Kydd
as Carslake
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Jonathan Singer
as Gray
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Barry Steele
as Broughton
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Andrew Cruickshank
as Scott Brown
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George Curzon
as Admiral at party
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Walter Fitzgerald
as Warden
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Harold Goodwin
as ASDIC Operator
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Gerard Heinz
as Polish Captain
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John Warner
as Sub-Lt. Baker
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Russell Waters
as Air Raid Warden
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Barry Letts
as Raikes
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Don Sharp
as Lieut.-Commander
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Ronald Simpson
as R.N. Captain
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Herbert C. Walton
as The Waiter
- Warwick Ashton
- Jack Howard
- Harold Jamieson
- Gaston Richer
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Gerik Schjelderup
as Norweigan Captain
- Anthony Snell
