| Release Date: | Mar 1953 |
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| Genres: | Drama / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations |
| Cast: | Jack Hawkins (Ericson), Donald Sinden (Lockhart), John Stratton (Ferraby), Denholm Elliott (Morell), John Warner (Baker), Stanley Baker (Bennett), Bruce Seton (Tallow), Liam Redmond (Watts), Virginia McKenna (Julie Hallam), Moira Lister (Elaine Morell), June Thorburn (Doris Ferraby), Megs Jenkins (Tallow's sister), Meredith Edwards (Yeoman Wells), Glyn Houston (Phillips), Alec McCowen (Tonbridge), Leo Phillips (Wainwright), Dafydd Havard (Signalman Rose), Fred Griffiths (Gracey), Laurence Hardy (Sellars), Sam Kydd (Carslake), John Singer (Gray), Barry Steele (Broughton), Gerard Heinz (Polish captain), Gerik Schjelderup (Norwegian captain), Gaston Richer (French captain), Andrew Cruickshank (Scott Brown), Barry Letts (Raikes), Kenn Kennedy (Allingham), Harold Goodwin (Asdic operator), George Curzon (Admiral at party), Anthony Snell (R.N. lieutenant), Ronald Simpson (R.N. captain), Don Sharp (Lieutenant-Commander), Herbert C. Walton (The waiter), Jack Howard (A survivor), Russell Waters (A.R.P. warden), Harold Jamieson (A.R.P. warden), Warwick Ashton (Petty Officer instructor), Walter Fitzgerald (Warden (uncredited)), Paddy Joyce (Sonar Operator (uncredited)), Richard Leech (Sailor (uncredited)) |
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer. Atmospheric sea footage.
