The Cruel Sea
Year:
1952
Production Country:
Great Britain
The war at sea seen through the eyes of the captain, first of a corvette which is torpedoed and then of a frigate.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Ericson Jack Hawkins
- Lockhart Donald Sinden
- Morell Denholm Elliott
- Ferraby John Stratton
- Bennett Stanley Baker
- Watts Liam Redmond
- Yeoman Wells Meredith Edwards
- Tallow Bruce Seton
- Baker John Warner
- Raikes Barry Letts
- Polish captain Gerard Heinz
- Gracey Fred Griffiths
- Phillips Glyn Houston
- Julie Hallam Virginia Mckenna
- Tallow's sister Megs Jenkins
- Doris Ferraby June Thorburn
- Elaine Morell Moira Lister
- Tonbridge Alec McCowen
- Wainwright Leo Phillips
- Signalman Rose Dafydd Havard
- Sellars Laurence Hardy
- Carslake Sam Kydd
- Gray Johnny Singer
- Broughton Barry Steele
- Norwegian captain Gerik Schjelderup
- French captain Gaston Richer
- Scott Brown Andrew Cruickshank
- Allingham Ken Kennedy
- ASDIC operator Harold Goodwin
- admiral at party George Curzon
- RN lieutenant Anthony Snell
- RN captain Ronald Simpson
- lieutenant commander Don Sharp
- the waiter Herbert C. Walton
- a survivor Jack Howard
- ARP warden Russell Waters
- ARP warden Harold Jamieson
- petty officer instructor Warwick Ashton
- [warden] Walter Fitzgerald
- [Admiral Murray-Forbes] Alan Webb
- [ASDIC officer] D. Gideon Thompson
- [radar operator] Arthur Bentley
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Charles Frend
- Assistant Director Norman Priggen
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Peter Dixon
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Tom Pevsner
- Continuity Jean Graham
Rights
Production
- An Ealing Studios production Ealing Studios
- Produced by Leslie Norman
- A Production by Michael Balcon
- Unit Production Manager L.C. Rudkin
- Production Supervisor Hal Mason
- Studio Ealing Studios
- [Studio] Denham Studios
Writing
- Screenplay by Eric Ambler
- [From the novel] By Nicholas Monsarrat
Photography
- Director of Photography Gordon Dines
- 2nd Unit Photography Jo Jago
- 2nd Unit Photography Paul Beeson
- Camera Operator Chic Waterson
- [Focus Puller] Herbert Smith
- [Focus Puller (2nd Unit)] Hugh Wilson
- [Clapper Loader] Ken Westbury
Stills
- [Stills] Bob Penn
Special Effects
- Radar Photography John R.F. Stewart
- Special Effects Syd Pearson
- Special Processes Geoffrey Dickinson
Editing
- Editor Peter Tanner
- [Assistant Editor] Alastair McIntyre
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Roy Baker
- [Assembly Cutter] Barbara Bennett
Design
- Art Director Jim Morahan
- [Assistant Art Director] Bert Davey
- [Set Dresser] Andrew Low
- [Draughtsman] Jack Shampan
- [Draughtsman] Norman Dorme
- [Junior Draughtsman] Tony Rimmington
Costumes
- Wardrobe by Anthony Mendleson
Make-up
- Make-up Sid Turner
- Hairstyles Barbara Barnard
Music
- Music by Alan Rawsthorne
- [Music] Played by The Philharmonia Orchestra
- [Music] Conducted by Ernest Irving
Sound
- Sound Supervisor Stephen Dalby
- Recordist Leo Wilkins
- [Sound Assistant] Eric Stockl
- [Sound Assistant] Don Wortham
- [Sound Assistant] Paul Lecker
- [Sound Assistant] Ray Palmer
- [Sound Assistant] Robert Healey
- [Sound Assistant] W. Robson
- [Dubbing Editor] Mary Habberfield
- Sound System RCA Sound System
- Sound System Gaumont British - Kalee
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Jack Broome
- Technical Adviser R.S. Abram