| The Cruel Sea | |||||
| Ealing Studios (1953) | |||||
| Drama, History, War | |||||
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| Stanley Baker | Bennett | |
| Denholm Elliott | Sub-Lt. Morell | |
| Jack Hawkins | Capt. Ericson | |
| Moira Lister | Elaine Morell | |
| Virginia McKenna | Julie Hallam | |
| Liam Redmond | Jim Watts | |
| Bruce Seton | Bob Tallow | |
| Donald Sinden | Lt. Lockhart | |
| John Stratton | Ferraby | |
| John Warner | Baker | |
| Meredith Edwards | Wells | |
| June Thorburn | Doris Ferraby | |
| Megs Jenkins | Glad Tallow | |
| Glyn Houston | Phillips | |
| Alec McCowen | Tonbridge |
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| Producer | Leslie Norman
Michael Balcon |
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| Writer |
Eric Ambler
Nicholas Monsarrat |
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| Cinematography | Gordon Dines
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| Musician | Alan Rawsthorne
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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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