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In this seagoing military drama set in World War II, Lt. Comdr. Ericson (Jack Hawkins) is made captain of a British corvette, a small escort vessel used to guide and protect convoys traveling through the Atlantic. Ericson had his confidence severely shaken during his last command, in which he lost his ship and most of its men following an attack by a German U-boat. As he leads a new and largely inexperienced crew aboard the H.M.S. Compass Rose, Ericson is once again thrown into a life-and-death dilemma that forces him to choose between destroying an enemy ship and sparing the lives of his own men. The Cruel Sea featured breakthrough early performances from Denholm Elliott and Virginia McKenna, and it was based on a best-selling novel by Nicholas Monsarrat, who stipulated that the film rights could be sold only to a British company. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jack Hawkins - Lt. Cdr. Ericson
Donald Sinden - Lt. Keith Lockhart
John Stratton - Sub-Lt. Ferraby
Denholm Elliott - Sub-Lt. Morell
Stanley Baker - Lt. Bennett

1953	Best British Film (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Charles Frend
1953	Best Screenplay (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Eric Ambler

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