The Cruel Sea 1953
The Cruel Sea (1953)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Ericson
as Lockhart
as Morell
as Bennett
as Ferraby
as Baker
as Tallow
as Watts
as Julie Hallam
as Elaine Morell
as Doris Ferraby
as Tallow's Sister
as Yeoman Wells
as Phillips
as Tonbridge
as Wainwright
as Signalman Rose
as Gracey
as Sellars
as Gray
as Carslake
as Gray
as Broughton
as Warden
as Polish Captain
as Norwegian Captain
as French Captain
as Scott Brown
as Raikes
as Allingham
as Asdic Operator
as Admiral at party
as R.N. Lieutenant
as R.N. Captain
as Lieutenant Commander
as Waiter
as Survivor
as A.R.P. Warden
as A.R.P. Warden
as Petty Officer Instructor
Critic Reviews for The Cruel Sea
All Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)
One is grateful nowadays for a film which does not attempt to depict war as anything but a tragic and bloody experience, and it is this quality which gives the production its final power to move.
Audience Reviews for The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea is a seafaring drama set during WWII, following an escort ship and its crew battling German U-boats. It's very much a film of its time; the propaganda element is heavy, the enemy unseen for the vast majority of the time, and it's full of stiff upper lipped officers throwing in with the working classes. For this reason, it seems very dated, and the scenes on shore consist of the usual kitchen sink soap opera melodrama. British stalwarts Jack Hawkins and Donald Sinden put in decent performances but it's lacking any real star presence and some ham fisted direction (particularly the voice over flashbacks) damages the film's authenticity. It is interesting to see the nuts and bolts of how such a ship was operated and the battle scenes are believably realistic, but I can't see this being of much interest to any but military historians and the nostalgic.
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