The Cruel Sea (1953)

Directors

Charles Frend

Cast

Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott, John Warner

The story

A voice-over by Lieutenant-Commander George Ericson, a British Merchant Navy officer in the Royal Naval Reserve, declares: In late 1939, just as war breaks out, Ericson is recalled to the Royal Navy and given command of HMS Compass Rose, a new intended for convoy escort duties. His sub-lieutenants, Lockhart and Ferraby, are both newly commissioned and without experience at sea. The new first lieutenant, James Bennett is an abusive martinet.

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