---
title: 'The Cruel Sea (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Frend'
released: '1953-03-26'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cruel-sea-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cruel Sea (1953)

1953 · 121 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Cruel Sea is a 1953 British war film based on the best-selling 1951 novel of the same name by former naval officer Nicholas Monsarrat, though the screenplay by Eric Ambler omits some of the novel's grimmest moments. The film stars Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker, Liam Redmond, Virginia McKenna and Moira Lister. The movie was made by Ealing Studios seven years after the end of World War II. It was directed by Charles Frend and produced by Leslie Norman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Frend](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-frend)
- **Screenplay:** [Eric Ambler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-ambler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Rawsthorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rawsthorne)
- **Producer:** [Leslie Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-norman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gordon Dines](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-dines)

## Cast

- [Andrew Cruickshank](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-cruickshank)
- [Jack Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hawkins)
- [Gerard Heinz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-heinz)
- [Donald Sinden](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sinden)
- [Liam Redmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-redmond)
- [Denholm Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/denholm-elliott)
- [Alec McCowen](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-mccowen)
- [Barry Letts](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-letts)
- [Don Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-sharp)
- [Harold Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goodwin-2)
- [John Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-warner)
- [Virginia McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-mckenna)
- [Moira Lister](https://cinepixo.com/people/moira-lister)
- [Stanley Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-baker)
- [Megs Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/megs-jenkins)

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