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 film follows the career of Captain John Hoskins, who loses his leg at the Battle of Leyte Gulf and resists attempts to retire him and continues his military service after learning to cope with his disability.
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
The resulting fire sets off explosions in the fuel and ammunition stores. Capt. Hoskins assists the crew in battling the raging fires but a huge explosion wounds him and severs his right foot. The Princeton is abandoned and sinks. Hoskins recovers at a naval hospital in Philadelphia where the new Princeton is being build.
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, Rhode Island ...
The Eternal Sea (John H. Auer, 1955) 7/10 Ambitious naval officer, John Hoskins (Sterling Hayden), loses his leg during a sea battle but is detrmined to resist retirement planned for him by the Navy. Learning to cope with his disability he proves to the Admirality that he can not only command a ship but works tirelessly to show that jets can be ...
- John H. Auer
- Republic Pictures
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American biographical war film directed by John H. Auer and starring Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper. The film follows the career of Captain John Hoskins, who loses his leg at the Battle of Leyte Gulf and resists attempts to retire him and continues his military service after learning to cope with his disability.
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The Eternal Sea Biography 1955 1 hr 43 min US Admiral John Madison Hoskins' devotion to the Navy inspired his heroic efforts to retain active-duty status and command despite a crippling injury in World War II, as portrayed in this well-acted biography.
