The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
Release: 1953-02-24
·Runtime: 126m
·★ 6.9
Drama
History
War
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
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Ealing Studios
Michael Balcon Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Denholm Elliott
as Morell
Bruce Seton
as Tallow
Virginia McKenna
as Julie Hallam
Sam Kydd
as Carslake
George Curzon
as Admiral at Party
Jim Brady
as Sailor in Water
Laurence Hardy
as Sellars
Donald Sinden
as Lockhart
Liam Redmond
as Watts
June Thorburn
as Doris Ferraby
Harold Goodwin
as ASDIC Operator
Don Sharp
as Lieutenant-Commander
John Stratton
as Ferraby
Stanley Baker
as Bennett
Walter Fitzgerald
as Warden (uncredited)
Richard Leech
as Sailor (uncredited)
Alan Webb
as Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)
John Warner
as Baker
Barry Letts
as Raikes
Paddy Joyce
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
Megs Jenkins
as Tallow's Sister
Moira Lister
as Elaine Morell
Jack Hawkins
as Ericson
Meredith Edwards
as Yeoman Wells
Gerard Heinz
as Polish Captain
Fred Griffiths
as Gracey
Alec McCowen
as Tonbridge
Andrew Cruickshank
as Scott Brown
Glyn Houston
as Phillips
John Singer
as Gray
Russell Waters
as A.R.P. Warden
