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The Cruel Sea

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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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • sea
  • submarine
  • atlantic ocean
  • world war ii
  • naval officer
  • commander
  • royal navy
  • black and white
  • docudrama
  • sinking ship
  • naval warfare
  • battle of the atlantic

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR24 Feb 1953
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG24 Feb 1953
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU1 Jul 1953
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical126 Nov 1953
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PhysicalBlu ray13 Jun 2011
    • PhysicalDVD9 Sept 2011
  • XCXC

    • Theatrical14 Oct 1955

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The Cruel Sea was released on 24 February 1953.

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    CinemaSerf

    8/23/2024

    7/10

    This has to be one of my favourite wartime adventures that really quite powerfully illustrates not only the perils of those sailing the Atlantic during the Second World War but the courage of the ordinary folks drafted in to man these tiny ships at the mercy of the weather and the U-boats. "Ericson" (Jack Hawkins) has been put in command of an convoy escort that's staffed by a rather obnoxious former used-car salesma…

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