GET 100% OFF YOUR FIRST MONTH!

Limited time - use promo code: FESTIVE24 at checkout

Live stream preview

Watch this video and more on BFI Player Classics

Watch this video and more on BFI Player Classics

Start your free trial Learn more

Already subscribed? Sign in

The Cruel Sea

Rail, Road and Sea • War, UR

Adapted from Nicholas Monsarrat's acclaimed novel, The Cruel Sea follows a Corvette, the Compass Rose, and its crew as they fight German U-Boats in an attempt to protect convoys throughout World War 2. A stark, honest, and emotionally fueled portrayal of wartime, The Cruel Sea is unusual in its focus on the crew's emotions and the psychological effects of war.

Tags
Battle of the Atlantic, World War II, Royal Navy
Cast
Jack Hawkins Ericson
Donald Sinden Lockhart
Denholm Elliott Morell
John Stratton Ferraby
Crew
Charles Frend director

Up Next in Rail, Road and Sea

  • 9 Dalmuir West
    12:23
    9 Dalmuir West

    9 Dalmuir West

    Kevin Brownlow’s portrait of the last days of Glasgow’s tram system centres on the last tram to run in 1962, accentuating the mood of the final journey by contrasting shots of the event to the funky sounds of Joe Meek and The Tornados’ Telstar, a symbol of the modern world to which the tram no lo...

  • London
    1:25:12
    London

    London

    The first in Patrick Keiller’s highly imaginative trilogy of psycho-geographic journeys charts a trip through (and history of) London, as undertaken by our unseen narrator (Paul Scofield) and his companion, Robinson.

  • Robinson in Space
    1:18:23
    Robinson in Space

    Robinson in Space

    Robinson in Space again finds Patrick Keller pushing the limits of British cinema to fascinating degrees with a rewarding and unparalleled pay-off. Robinson and his unseen companion, a narrator voiced by Paul Scofield, have been commissioned to investigate the 'problem' of England. The journey ta...

×