The Cruel Sea

1953·Movie
2h 6min
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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
WWII Naval DramaConvoy WarfarePsychological StressBleak RealismHistorical AccuracyCharacter-DrivenTense AtmosphereBritish War Film

Crew

Directed by:
Charles Frend, Jean Graham, Norman Priggen
Written by:
Eric Ambler, Nicholas Monsarrat
Produced by:
Leslie Norman, Hal Mason, L. C. Rudkin
Composed by:
Leo Wilkins, Alan Rawsthorne, Stephen Dalby

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