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The Cruel Sea is a 1953 British war film based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Monsarrat. The film starred Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker, Liam Redmond, Virginia McKenna and Moira Lister.
A British convoy escort ship and its officers face the dangers of U-boats, storms and survivors in the Atlantic Ocean. Based on a novel by Nicholas Monsarrat, the film stars Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden and Virginia McKenna.
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Store. Categories. OSCAR® nominee. The Cruel Sea. Classic naval thriller from Ealing studios. The story of the Compass Rose, a British warship, and its crew following them from the dire days before Dunkirk, through to the end of World War 2. 799 IMDb 7.4 2 h 6 min 1953. NR. Drama · Action · Harrowing · Fun. This video is currently unavailable.
Apr 10, 2010 · 225. 271K views 14 years ago. One of the best classic war films, made in britain and a fine memorial for the men and ships of the convoy escort groups in the North Atlantic. Jack Hawkins as Lt.Cdr....
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The Cruel Sea is a 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war.
- Nicholas Monsarrat
- 1951
Nov 25, 2002 · A classic British war film about a naval commander and his crew in World War II. Read the synopsis, cast, awards, trivia and more on Turner Classic Movies website.
The Cruel Sea. Despite his guilt over a recent harrowing sea battle in which many of his men were lost, Lt. Cmdr. George Ericson (Jack Hawkins) is assigned to helm the new H.M.S. Compass Rose...
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