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The Cruel Sea

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

1953 |2h 6m |  Drama, History, War

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Cast

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Jack Hawkins

Ericson

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Donald Sinden

Lockhart

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Denholm Elliott

Morell

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John Stratton

Ferraby

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Stanley Baker

Bennett

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Liam Redmond

Watts

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Meredith Edwards

Yeoman Wells

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Bruce Seton

Tallow

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John Warner

Baker

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Gerard Heinz

Polish Captain

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Glyn Houston

Phillips

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Virginia McKenna

Julie Hallam

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Megs Jenkins

Tallow's Sister

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June Thorburn

Doris Ferraby

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Moira Lister

Elaine Morell

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Alec McCowen

Tonbridge

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Laurence Hardy

Sellars

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Sam Kydd

Carslake

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John Singer

Gray

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Andrew Cruickshank

Scott Brown

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Harold Goodwin

ASDIC Operator

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George Curzon

Admiral at Party

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Russell Waters

A.R.P. Warden

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Walter Fitzgerald

Warden (uncredited)

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Paddy Joyce

Sonar Operator (uncredited)

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Richard Leech

Sailor (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Sailor in Water

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Alan Webb

Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)

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Language

English

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