Cruel Sea, The
UK 1952, 121 minutes
Dir. Charles Frend
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Classics / War
Topics: Maritime.
Feat. Denholm Elliott
Aroview: Bracing account of life aboard a British Corvette during WWII fighting German U-Boats and Atlantic storms, featuring a young Denholm Elliot among others. Scripted by Eric Ambler, and produced by Ealing studios.
Member Reviews
Average rating 
(Very Good). Showing 1-3 of 3 member reviews.
4 stars (Very Good) There's a wonderful moment when a seaman watches a blazing ship sink: all you see is his reaction. A film from another age: the actors act, the audience uses its imagination. Great stuff. ~HiFi
0 star (Not rated) ~Anon
4 stars (Very Good) Good attention to the nuts and bolts of fighting a war at close quarters. ~Tubbs
DVD Features
- English subtitles for the hearing impaired
- trailers
- aspect ratio: 4:3
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- Above Us the Waves (1955)
- Day Will Dawn, The (1942)
- Morituri (1965)
- Sink the Bismarck (1960)
- Yangtse Incident, The (1957)
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