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The Cruel Sea (1953)
Jack Hawkins stars as the commander of a small convoy escort vessel during a brutal battle amidst an ocean that churns with equal parts heroism and horror, the captain and inexperienced crew of the HMS Compass Rose must wage a constant battle for survival against sudden torpedo attacks by Nazi U-boats as well as the unforgiving cruelty of the sea itself.
Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker, Donald Sinden and Virginia McKenna co-star in this classic drama that was nominated for three British Academy Awards.
Customer Reviews:Â This movie is quite faithful to the novel, which was also spectacular. A good example of the interaction of men thrown together on a ship, at war, in difficult conditions, fighting a cruel sea in an even crueler war.
This should be considered one bookend of the many movies covering the Second World War at sea, in the Atlantic, with the other being “Das Boot”, covering the same war scenario, from opposite sides of the conflict.
A must see for an understanding and appreciation of the war at sea in WWII.
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A realistic tale of the Second World War at sea this war time drama is played out through the desperate struggle of one man, his crew and their ship.
We follow the expliots of a Royal Navy corvette HMS Compass Rose, as she carries out her duty in protecting the vulnerable convoys from the hunting packs of U-boats in the North Atlantic.
All the experiences of the war at sea are there, in the faces of the men, the arduous conditions of the rough seas and in the horrors of war like the poor wretched survivors they pluck from the sea, choking and covered in oil.