• The Cruel Sea (1996)

    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 with the help of steadfast seaman Lt. Lockhart (Donald Sinden). When the small vessel is sent to escort convoys of ships fighting German U-boats in the North Atlantic, the mettle of the novice crew is tested...

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The Cruel Sea

Release Date: October 14th, 1996

DVD Release Date: October 17th, 2006

Not Yet Rated |2 hr 6 min

Plot Summary

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 with the help of steadfast seaman Lt. Lockhart (Donald Sinden). When the small vessel is sent to escort convoys of ships fighting German U-boats in the North Atlantic, the mettle of the novice crew is tested by the weather, the turbulent sea and enemy attacks -- one of which nearly destroys the Compass Rose.

Cast: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, John Stratton, John Warner, Bruce Seton, Liam Redmond, Virginia McKenna

Director: Charles Frend

Genres: War

Production Co: Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions

Keywords: Tense, Rescue, Sacrifice, Quest, 1940s

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Awards

Nominated British Actor
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1954)
Nominated Writing (Screenplay)
Oscars Academy Awards (1953)
Nominated Film and British Film
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1954)