The Cruel Sea
- Drama
- History
- War
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer.
Cast
Jack Hawkins
Ericson
Donald Sinden
Lockhart
Denholm Elliott
Morell
John Stratton
Ferraby
Stanley Baker
Bennett
Liam Redmond
Watts
Meredith Edwards
Yeoman Wells
Bruce Seton
Tallow
John Warner
Baker
Barry Letts
Raikes
Gerard Heinz
Polish Captain
Fred Griffiths
Gracey
Glyn Houston
Phillips
Virginia McKenna
Julie Hallam
Megs Jenkins
Tallow's Sister
June Thorburn
Doris Ferraby
Moira Lister
Elaine Morell
Alec McCowen
Tonbridge
- Leo Phillips
Leo Phillips
Wainwright
- Dafydd Havard
Dafydd Havard
Signalman Rose
Laurence Hardy
Sellars
Sam Kydd
Carslake
John Singer
Gray
- Barry Steele
Barry Steele
Broughton
- Gerik Schjelderup
Gerik Schjelderup
Norwegian Captain
- Gaston Richer
Gaston Richer
French Captain
Andrew Cruickshank
Scott Brown
- Kenn Kennedy
Kenn Kennedy
Allingham
Harold Goodwin
ASDIC Operator
George Curzon
Admiral at Party
- Anthony Snell
Anthony Snell
R.N. Lieutenant
- Ronald Simpson
Ronald Simpson
R.N. Captain
Don Sharp
Lieutenant-Commander
- Herbert C. Walton
Herbert C. Walton
The Waiter
- Jack Howard
Jack Howard
A Survivor
Russell Waters
A.R.P. Warden
- Harold Jamieson
Harold Jamieson
A.R.P. Warden
- Warwick Ashton
Warwick Ashton
Petty Officer Instructor
Walter Fitzgerald
Warden (uncredited)
Paddy Joyce
Sonar Operator (uncredited)
Richard Leech
Sailor (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Sailor in Water
Alan Webb
Admiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)
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