The Cruel Sea

Directed by Charles Frend
1953    2h 6m    Not Rated
Drama, History, War
7.4100%83%
Add to Watchlist
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. Atmospheric sea footage.
Watch from these locations
Cast of The Cruel Sea
  • Jack HawkinsEricson
  • Donald SindenLockhart
  • Denholm ElliottMorell
  • John StrattonFerraby
  • Stanley BakerBennett
  • Liam RedmondWatts
  • Meredith EdwardsYeoman Wells
  • Bruce SetonTallow
  • John WarnerBaker
  • Barry LettsRaikes
  • Gerard HeinzPolish Captain
  • Fred GriffithsGracey
  • Glyn HoustonPhillips
  • Virginia McKennaJulie Hallam
  • Megs JenkinsTallow's Sister
  • June ThorburnDoris Ferraby
  • Moira ListerElaine Morell
  • Alec McCowenTonbridge
  • Leo PhillipsWainwright
  • Dafydd HavardSignalman Rose
  • Laurence HardySellars
  • Sam KyddCarslake
  • John SingerGray
  • Barry SteeleBroughton
  • Gerik SchjelderupNorwegian Captain
  • Gaston RicherFrench Captain
  • Andrew CruickshankScott Brown
  • Kenn KennedyAllingham
  • Harold GoodwinASDIC Operator
  • George CurzonAdmiral at Party
  • Anthony SnellR.N. Lieutenant
  • Ronald SimpsonR.N. Captain
  • Don SharpLieutenant-Commander
  • Herbert C. WaltonThe Waiter
  • Jack HowardA Survivor
  • Russell WatersA.R.P. Warden
  • Harold JamiesonA.R.P. Warden
  • Warwick AshtonPetty Officer Instructor
  • Walter FitzgeraldWarden (uncredited)
  • Paddy JoyceSonar Operator (uncredited)
  • Richard LeechSailor (uncredited)
  • Jim BradySailor in Water
  • Alan WebbAdmiral Murray-Forbes (uncredited)
The Cruel Sea Reviews

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices