Genres
Duration
126 min
Director
Charles Frend
Rating
6.9
Release Date
February 24, 1953
The Cruel Sea
Original title: The Cruel Sea
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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
The Cruel Sea cast
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Jack Hawkins
Character:
Ericson
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Donald Sinden
Character:
Lockhart
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Denholm Elliott
Character:
Morell
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John Stratton
Character:
Ferraby
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Stanley Baker
Character:
Bennett
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Liam Redmond
Character:
Watts
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Meredith Edwards
Character:
Yeoman Wells
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Bruce Seton
Character:
Tallow
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John Warner
Character:
Baker
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Barry Letts
Character:
Raikes
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Gerard Heinz
Character:
Polish Captain
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Fred Griffiths
Character:
Gracey
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Glyn Houston
Character:
Phillips
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Virginia McKenna
Character:
Julie Hallam
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Megs Jenkins
Character:
Tallow's Sister
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June Thorburn
Character:
Doris Ferraby
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Moira Lister
Character:
Elaine Morell
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Alec McCowen
Character:
Tonbridge
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Leo Phillips
Character:
Wainwright
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Dafydd Havard
Character:
Signalman Rose
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Laurence Hardy
Character:
Sellars
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Sam Kydd
Character:
Carslake
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John Singer
Character:
Gray
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Barry Steele
Character:
Broughton
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Gerik Schjelderup
Character:
Norwegian Captain
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Gaston Richer
Character:
French Captain
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Andrew Cruickshank
Character:
Scott Brown
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Kenn Kennedy
Character:
Allingham
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Harold Goodwin
Character:
ASDIC Operator
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George Curzon
Character:
Admiral at Party
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Anthony Snell
Character:
R.N. Lieutenant
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Ronald Simpson
Character:
R.N. Captain
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Don Sharp
Character:
Lieutenant-Commander
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Herbert C. Walton
Character:
The Waiter
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Jack Howard
Character:
A Survivor
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Russell Waters
Character:
A.R.P. Warden
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Harold Jamieson
Character:
A.R.P. Warden
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Warwick Ashton
Character:
Petty Officer Instructor
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Walter Fitzgerald
Character:
Warden (uncredited)
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Paddy Joyce
Character:
Sonar Operator (uncredited)
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Richard Leech
Character:
Sailor (uncredited)
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Jim Brady
Character:
Sailor in Water
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Alan Webb
Character:
Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)
