Sterling Hayden
Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins
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The Eternal Sea (aka The Admiral Hoskins Story) is a 1955 American biographical war film directed by John H. Auer and starring Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper.
The Eternal Sea: Directed by John H. Auer. With Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger. Rear Adm. John M. Hoskins (Sterling Hayden) fights to stay on after losing a leg on an aircraft carrier in World War II.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- John H. Auer
- 1955-05-05
During World War II, Capt. John Madison Hoskins of the U.S. Navy returns home for a short leave after spending two years at sea. In 1942, he is given command of the USS Hornet (CV-8). Unfortunately, news reaches him that the Hornet has recently been sunk by the Japanese.
Synopsis. During World War II, newly promoted Capt. John Madison Hoskins returns home after two years at sea to spend a seven-hour leave with his wife Sue and their children, before taking command of the ship Hornet . When John reports back, he learns that the ship has been sunk and he is reassigned to a teaching position at Quonset Point ...
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The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war film directed by John H. Auer and starring Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper. After an American naval officer loses his leg at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, he resists attempts to retire him and continues in the service after learning to cope with his disability.
