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All-Time Great Movies: The Cruel Sea

BBC One
on BBC One London

starring Jack Hawkins Donald Sinden
Denholm Elliott
Virginia McKenna
The story of a Royal
Navy corvette and her part in the Battle of the Atlantic, The Cruel Sea ranks among the classic
British war films. Based on Nicholas Monsarrat 's best-selling novel, the film has an all-star cast, with Jack Hawkins in his most famous screen role as / captain of HMS Compass Rose, and Donald Sinden making his film debut.
Screenplay by ERIC AMBLER Produced by LESLIE NORMAN Directed by CHARLES FREND
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Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Hawkins
Unknown:
Donald Sinden
Unknown:
Denholm Elliott
Unknown:
Virginia McKenna
Unknown:
Nicholas Monsarrat
Unknown:
Jack Hawkins
Unknown:
Donald Sinden
Unknown:
Eric Ambler
Produced By:
Leslie Norman
Directed By:
Charles Frend
Ericson:
Jack Hawkins
Lockhart:
Donald Sinden
Ferraby:
John Stratton
Morell:
Denholm Elliott
Bennett:
Stanley Baker
Baker:
John Warner
Tallow:
Bruce Seton
Watts:
Liam Redmond
Julie VHallam:
Virginia McKenna
Elaine Morell:
Moira Lister
Tallow's sister:
Megs Jenkins
Phillips:
Glyn Houston
Tonbridge:
Alec McCowan
Source: Radio Times

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