The Cruel Sea
(1953)
Regisseur:
Charles FrendSchauspieler:
Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm ElliottDie "Compass Rose" ist ein Schiff, das während des Zweiten Weltkriegs britische Geleitzüge vor Angriffen deutscher U-Boote schützen soll. Kapitän Ericson fühlt sich seiner Aufgabe auch durchaus gewachsen. Aber seine beien ersten Offiziere Lockhart und Morell machen Schwierigkeiten. Sie tragen ihre privaten Probleme mit an Bord und erschweren damit für alle die Arbeit.
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
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
