Directed by:
Charles FrendScreenplay:
Eric AmblerCinematography:
Gordon DinesComposer:
Alan RawsthorneCast:
Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker, Virginia McKenna, Bruce Seton, Moira Lister, Alec McCowen, Don Sharp (more)VOD (1)
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Jack Hawkins stars as the commander of a small convoy escort vessel during a brutal battle amidst an ocean that churns with equal parts heroism and horror, the captain and inexperienced crew of the HMS Compass Rose must wage a constant battle for survival against sudden torpedo attacks by Nazi U-boats as well as the unforgiving cruelty of the sea itself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Laurence Hardy
UK
Best movies:
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Woman of Straw (1964)
![Gerard Heinz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/394/161394361_1b02b3.jpg)
Gerard Heinz
German Empire
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
![Gerik Schjelderup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/447/161447155_be1ec2.jpg)
Gerik Schjelderup
German Empire
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Our Man in Havana (1959)
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
![Sam Kydd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/528/161528723_096172.jpg)
Sam Kydd
UK
Best movies:
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Russell Waters
UK
Best movies:
The Browning Version (1951)
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Liam Redmond
Ireland
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Safari (1956)
Richard Leech
Ireland
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Jim O'Brady
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
From Russia with Love (1963)
George Curzon
UK
Best movies:
Young and Innocent (1937)
The Cruel Sea (1953)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Barry Steele
UK
Best movies:
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
A Night to Remember (1958)