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The Sea Shall Not Have Them is a 1954 British war film starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and is based on the 1953 novel by John Harris, about a North Sea rescue during the Second World War. The musical soundtrack is by composer Malcolm Arnold.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them: Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Jack Watling. In the North Sea in 1944, passengers of a downed Royal Air Force transport aircraft talk about their lives while awaiting rescue in their dinghy.
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- Drama, War
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1955-06
Based on a novel by Vernon Harris, the film depicts the rescue of a downed RAF Hudson plane and its secret cargo in the North Sea. The title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, which faces enemy action, mechanical problems and time pressure.
During autumn 1944, a Royal Air Force Hudson carrying a very important passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come.
An air-sea rescue ship commanded by Officer Treherne (Bonar Colleano) is ordered to rescue the flyers. Treherne battles rough seas and engine failure in a race against time to save the freezing...
- Lewis Gilbert
- War, Drama
- Michael Redgrave
Summary: In the North Sea in 1944, passengers of a downed RAF transport aircraft talk about their lives while awaiting rescue in their dinghy. Directed by: Lewis Gilbert. Actors: Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Steel. Production Company: Angel Productions.
A war film about air-sea rescue in the North Sea during WWII. Read reviews from viewers who praise the realism, the acting, and the music, or criticize the process work and the pacing.
