A novel as large as its theme - which is the War at Sea; as deep as its setting - the whole Atlantic; as human as the men who fought the packs of U-boats to bring the convoys through.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A War Movie Classic:
The Cruel Sea is truly one of the great classic war movies, ever made. The cast of excellent British actors, really bring this film to life. This is a must see movie. The relationship between Captain Ericson (Jack Hawkins) and his 1st Lieutenant (Donald Sinden) becomes one of almost a father-son relationship. No computer enhancement, her - just a great movie. They don't make them like this, anymore.World
Glad I wasn't there!:
This is one of the most harrowing films I have ever seen. Based on real situations, and written by a man who lived through them (as Lockhart), the film, and of course more so the book, depict the Battle of the Atlantic from a relatively unspectacular viewpoint. Having read the book before seeing the film undoubtedly helps, but the level of acting and direction really portrays the situations, and latent fear inherent amongst the battle's participants. My wife has only seen the film, and she effected by... more info
The unrelenting echo of the sonar punctuates this understated J. Arthur Rank film with a taut atmosphere of suspense. Novelist Eric Ambler's intelligent script remains faithful to Nicholas Monserrat's novel about the last voyage of HMS Compass Rose and all who sailed on her. The splendid performances of Jack Hawkins as her captain and Donald Sinden as his First Mate bring the novel to life, as do the performances of the entire ensemble cast, which includes Denholm Elliott. One of the best aspects of the... more info
The Cruel Sea:
The Cruel Sea, is one of the best sea/war stories that I have ever read. I was interested to see how well the movie followed the book. Naturally, the film had to condense the book, but it did follow the sequences of the story faithfully.
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