The Cruel sea 1953 = Awesome...;)

[Trool323]

Thanks again to KING111 for the mention of the film. I saw it for the 1st time last night. Its a good black and white about frigates and DDs during the WWII U boat war..Good action too for 1953. There is also a cute blonde in it...:03:

here is the wiki for the film -


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cruel_Sea_(film)#Plot



http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/1/12581-large.jpg

http://www.britishpictures.com/photos2/pics/cruelsea.jpg

[sharkbit]

Haven't seen the movie. I'll have to check it out.

If you haven't read the book, check it out. It is an excellent fiction book based on the author's experiences serving on escorts during WWII.
I highly recommend it. :yeah:

:)

[Sailor Steve]

The movie is fun, but leaves out a lot. What it keeps in, though, follows the book pretty well.

If you like Monsarrat's fiction, here's a book with some of his short stories, and the truth about The Cruel Sea, including the real name of HMS Compass Rose:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=342819&postcount=90

[clive bradbury]

Jack Hawkins' greatest performance by a great actor. The image of him on the open bridge in that duffel cost will stay with me forever. The role is based on Walker, of course.

Hawkins brilliance in this film is that he consistently avoids cliche. He maintains his humanity throughout despite being a remorseless hunter. If you have not seen this film - you must.

[Sailor Steve]

There is also a cute blonde in it...:03:
Virginia McKenna. I became a fan of hers when she starred in Born Free, which was released when I was sixteen. The Cruel Sea was only her third movie, and she was still working as recently as 2005.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571441/

[OneToughHerring]

I actually saw this not so long ago. Very good and had an authenticity about it that can't be achieved through CGI etc.

[KING111]

yes it is a great film i can not make up my mind
what is the better film this one or das boat :hmmm:

[Randomizer]

Why does one need to be better than the other? Both are excellent adaptions of the original books, both are superbly acted, scripted and filmed. Enjoy both for what they are.

[Sailor Steve]

I actually saw this not so long ago. Very good and had an authenticity about it that can't be achieved through CGI etc.
Partly because they still had a real corvette to film on.:rock:

[geosub1978]

Check this: Action in the North Atlantic . It is very good, with Humprey Bogart also known as "Murmansk".

[frau kaleun]

Jack Hawkins' greatest performance by a great actor. The image of him on the open bridge in that duffel cost will stay with me forever. The role is based on Walker, of course.

Hawkins brilliance in this film is that he consistently avoids cliche. He maintains his humanity throughout despite being a remorseless hunter. If you have not seen this film - you must.

Well I have put it at the top of my queue so I should have it in a couple days. Hawkins is one of those great character actors that I saw a lot growing up (being a fan of old movies) but never put a name to until I got older and started paying attention more and realized how much I enjoyed his work.

There are some performers that are so wonderful in such subtle ways that it takes a while for the effect to sink in, at least for me. Claude Rains, for example, how many times did I see Casablanca as a kid before I realized as an adult that he completely steals every scene he's in, and not by chewing the scenery or getting in the way of the other actors. But any scene (in any movie) that he's a part of seems to be the better for his presence, lol.

[Ablemaster]

Watched this last night, havent seen it since i was a kid, excellent movie, seems to show some kind of special realism compared to modern day movies. Great story, and fine acting too.

[perisher]

HMS Compass Rose was "played" in the film by the ex-Greek Navy Kriezis, which was the former HMS Coreopsis. One evening while returning to Plymouth after a day's filming, she was shifting her White Ensign for her Red Ensign when she met the USS Missouri. The Mighty Mo was unsure of the Kriezis status, was she a warship or a merchant? The battleship made the signal, "What ship?" The reply was "MV Kriezis, formely HHMS Kriezis, formerly HMS Coreopsis staring as HMS Compass Rose in the Cruel Sea. What ship?"
The Mighty Mo did not reply.

My source for this story is Capt. Jack Broome DSC, RN, who was a technical advisor for the film. He was, also, the former escort commander of Convoy PQ17.

[perisher]

Partly because they still had a real corvette to film on.:rock:

In 1957, when they made the film, "The Yangtse Incident", about HMS Amethyst being trapped in the Yangtse River by Communist Chinese artillery in 1949, the had the real Amethyst to film on, but in those pre-CGI days the real explosives used for the special effects did more damage to the ship that the Chinese artillery ever did.

[Sailor Steve]

In 1957, when they made the film, "The Yangtse Incident", about HMS Amethyst being trapped in the Yangtse River by Communist Chinese artillery in 1949, the had the real Amethyst to film on, but in those pre-CGI days the real explosives used for the special effects did more damage to the ship that the Chinese artillery ever did.
:DL

Yep, when they were readily available they were considered readily expendable. Near the beginning of the 1949 movie Twelve O'Clock High they have a B-17 belly land in the grass, just because they could.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tieZKOnvVeY&feature=PlayList&p=0DE9AEC0973ED0D4&playnext_from=PL&playnext=2&index=1

[nikimcbee]

The movie is fun, but leaves out a lot. What it keeps in, though, follows the book pretty well.

If you like Monsarrat's fiction, here's a book with some of his short stories, and the truth about The Cruel Sea, including the real name of HMS Compass Rose:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=342819&postcount=90

those short stories are great! I read them a couple of years ago.

[papa_smurf]

I too have seen "The Cruel Sea" many times, excellent film. If you liked that heres a few others your might like:

- In Which we Serve
- We Dive at Dawn
- Above us the Waves