The Cruel Sea
1953 film by Charles Frend
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Summary
The Cruel Sea is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,696 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Charles Frend[3]
- Screenwriter: Eric Ambler[4]
- Composer: Alan Rawsthorne[5]
- Genre: war film[6], drama film[7]
- Based on: The Cruel Sea[8]
- Cast member: Jack Hawkins[9], Donald Sinden[10], Denholm Elliott[11], Virginia Anne McKenna[12], Stanley Baker[13], Moira Lister[14], Megs Jenkins[15], Alec McCowen[16], Gerard Heinz[17], Andrew Cruickshank[18], Barry Letts[19], Harold Goodwin[20], Don Sharp[21], John Warner[22]
- Producer: Leslie Norman[23]
- Production company: Ealing Studios[24]
- Director of photography: Gordon Dines[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Color: black-and-white[27]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[28]
- Publication date: March 26, 1953[29], April 1, 1953[30], July 3, 1953[31], August 10, 1953[32], August 19, 1953[33], November 6, 1953[34]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[35]
- Main subject: World War II[36], submarine warfare[37], Battle of the Atlantic[38]
- Film editor: Peter Tanner[39]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[40]
- Title: The Cruel Sea[41]
- After a work by: Nicholas Monsarrat[42]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[43]
- Duration: 121 minutes[44]
- Set in period: World War II[45], 20th century[46], 1940s[47]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 12[48]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[49]
Why It Matters
The Cruel Sea has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]