The Cruel Sea (1953)
- Starring:
- Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alec McCowen, Charles Frend, (more)
Synopsis of The Cruel Sea
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
Complete Cast of The Cruel Sea
- Jack Hawkins - Lt. Cdr. Ericson
- John Stratton - Sub-Lt. Ferraby
- Stanley Baker - Lt. Bennett
- Bruce Seton - Bob Tallow
- Moira Lister - Elaine Morell
- Megs Jenkins - Glad Tallow
- Glyn Houston - Phillips
- Leo Phillips - Wainwright
- Fred Griffiths - Gracey
- Sam Kydd - Carslake
- Barry Steele - Broughton
- Harold Goodwin - ASDIC Operator
- Don Sharp - Lieut.-Commander
- Andrew Cruickshank - Scott Brown
- Ronald Simpson - R.N. Captain
- Gerard Heinz - Polish Captain
- Barry Letts - Raikes
- Donald Sinden - Lt. Keith Lockhart
- Denholm Elliott - Sub-Lt. Morell
- Virginia McKenna - Julie Hallam
- Liam Redmond - Jim Watts
- June Thorburn - Doris Ferraby
- Meredith Edwards - Yeoman Wells
- Alec McCowen - Tonbridge
- Dafydd Havard - Signalman Rose
- Laurence Hardy - Sellars
- Jonathan Singer - Gray
- Walter Fitzgerald - Warden
- Herbert C. Walton - The Waiter
- George Curzon - Admiral at party
- Russell Waters - Air Raid Warden
- John Warner - Sub-Lt. Baker
- Gerik Schjelderup - Norweigan Captain
- Director(s):
- Alec McCowen, Charles Frend
- Writer(s):
- Eric Ambler
- Producer(s):
- Leslie Norman
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