The Cruel Sea
(1953)
★ 6.9 IMDb · 84 votes
Year: 1953
Runtime: 126 мин
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Charles Frend
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Денхолм Эллиотт, John Stratton, Stanley Baker, Liam Redmond, Meredith Edwards, Bruce Seton, Джон Уорнер, Barry Letts
Plot
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.