The Cruel Sea
126 mins
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
Fred Griffiths
Gracey
Leo Phillips
Wainwright
Dafydd Havard
Signalman Rose
Barry Steele
Broughton
Gerik Schjelderup
Norwegian Captain
Gaston Richer
French Captain
Kenn Kennedy
Allingham
Anthony Snell
R.N. Lieutenant
Ronald Simpson
R.N. Captain
Herbert C. Walton
The Waiter
Jack Howard
A Survivor
Harold Jamieson
A.R.P. Warden
Warwick Ashton
Petty Officer Instructor
Nicholas Monsarrat
Novel
Leslie Norman
Producer
Alan Rawsthorne
Music
Gordon Dines
Director of Photography
Peter Tanner
Editor
Jim Morahan
Art Direction
Sidney Turner
Makeup Artist
Barbara Barnard
Hairstylist
Norman Priggen
Assistant Director
Sydney Pearson
Special Effects
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Hal Mason
Production Supervisor
L. C. Rudkin
Unit Production Manager
Stephen Dalby
Sound Supervisor
Leo Wilkins
Sound Recordist
Jean Graham
Continuity
Anthony Mendleson
Wardrobe Designer
Geoffrey Dickinson
Visual Effects
John R.F. Stewart
Additional Photography
J. E. Broome
Technical Advisor
R. S. Abram
Technical Advisor
Jo Jago
Second Unit Cinematographer
Paul Beeson
Second Unit Cinematographer
Ernest Irving
Conductor