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  1. The Cruel Sea is a 1953 British war film based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Monsarrat. The film starred Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker, Liam Redmond, Virginia McKenna and Moira Lister.

  2. One of the best classic war films, made in britain and a fine memorial for the men and ships of the convoy escort groups in the North Atlantic. Jack Hawkins as Lt.Cdr. G. E. Ericson, Donald...

    • 2 min
    • 273.3K
    • go1567
  3. The Cruel Sea is a drama war film based on Nicholas Monsarrat's novel, depicting the life of a convoy escort ship and its crew in the Atlantic during World War II. The film features realistic scenes of U-boat attacks, rescues, and hardships, and was nominated for an Oscar.

    • (5.4K)
    • Drama, War
    • Charles Frend
    • 1953-08-19
  4. The Cruel Sea is a 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war.

    • Nicholas Monsarrat
    • 1951
  5. The novel THE CRUEL SEA by Nicholas Monserrat was an unflinching portrayal of life at sea during WWII on a boat tasked with protecting convoys and seeking...

    • 4 min
    • 201.8K
    • Film365
  6. Classic naval thriller from Ealing studios. The story of the Compass Rose, a British warship, and its crew following them from the dire days before Dunkirk, through to the end of World War 2. 800 IMDb 7.4 2 h 6 min 1953. NR. Drama · Action · Harrowing · Fun.

  7. A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in World War II, this is the story of the British ships Compass Rose and Saltash and of their desparate cat-and-mouse game with Nazi U-boats. First published to great acclaim in 1951, The Cruel Sea remains a classic novel of endurance and daring.