movie poster for THE CRUEL SEA

Flicks ID

430

Cert

PG

Running time

121 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

THE CRUEL SEA (1952)

CHARLES FREND

Plot

Jack Hawkins gives perhaps his best performance as captain of a British corvette during the Second World War. Inexperienced young men face two enemies, the Atlantic and the U-boats, but the more deadly one is "The Cruel Sea". Adapted from Nicholas Montsarrat's novel and shot in a semi-documentary style.