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The Cruel Sea(Movie, 1953)

NR
| 2h 6min | Genres: Drama, History, War
The Cruel SeaRating: 3.5/5 (with 2626 votes)
The Cruel Sea is a 1953 British war film based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Monsarrat. The film starred Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker, Liam Redmond, Virginia McKenna and Moira Lister. The movie was made by Ealing Studios seven years after the end of the Second World War, and was directed by Charles Frend and produced by Leslie Norman. The film portrays the conditions in which the Battle of the Atlantic was fought between the Royal Navy and Germany's U-boats, seen from the viewpoint of the British naval officers and seamen who served in convoy escorts. It is based on the best-selling 1951 novel of the same name by former naval officer Nicholas Monsarrat, ... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Cruel Sea

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About The Cruel Sea

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/24/1953
Director: Charles Frend
Producer: Leslie Norman
Screenwriter: Eric Ambler
Director of Photography: Gordon Dines
Composer: Alan Rawsthorne
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Duell im Atlantik"
"Todesduell im Atlantik"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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