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The veteran commander of a British escort vessel guides his inexperienced crew through the dangers of combat at sea during the Second World War Atlantic campaigns. Demoralised by the failure of his last command, the captain faces a life-or-death decision in his duty to sink an enemy vessel. Nautical action adventure, starring Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Stanley Baker and Denholm Elliott
1953
Adventure
Movie/Drama
War
Cast & Crew
Jack Hawkins
(Actor)
.. Ericson
Stanley Baker
(Actor)
.. Bennett
Denholm Elliott
(Actor)
.. Morrell
Donald Sinden
(Actor)
.. Lockhart
John Stratton
(Actor)
.. Ferraby
John Warner
(Actor)
.. Baker
Bruce Seton
(Actor)
.. Tallow
Liam Redmond
(Actor)
.. Watts
Virginia McKenna
(Actor)
.. Julie Hallam
Charles Frend
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jack Hawkins
(Actor)
.. Ericson
Stanley Baker
(Actor)
.. Bennett
Denholm Elliott
(Actor)
.. Morrell
Born:
May 31, 1922
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing eccentric English gentlemen.
Early-life:
Denholm Mitchell Elliott was born in London on May 31, 1922. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) but was asked to leave after only one term. While flying in a Halifax bomber during the Second World War in 1942, his aircraft was hit by flak and ditched in the North Sea near Germany. He spent the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp in Silesia.
Career:
Elliott made his film debut in Dear Mr Prohack (1949) and went on to play a wide range of parts, usually in a supporting role. He won Bafta TV awards for BBC2 Playhouse (1974), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Blade on the Feather (1980). For his work on the big screen, he won Bafta film awards for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1985), A Room with a View (1985) and Defence of the Realm (1986). Other notable credits included the films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and the TV miniseries Codename: Kyril (1988) and Bangkok Hilton (1989). He died at his home in Spain on October 6, 1992 at the age of 70.
Quote:
'I've been always very careful in my career to do theatre, it takes you out of the TV eye and people are glad to see you back again.'
Trivia:
Elliott was nominated for an Academy Award for A Room with a View and lost out to fellow Brit Michael Caine (Hannah and her Sisters).
Donald Sinden
(Actor)
.. Lockhart
Born:
October 09, 1923
in
Plymouth
Best Known For:
His unmistakable voice.
Early-life:
Donald Alfred Sinden was born in Plymouth on October 9, 1923. His father was a chemist. Donald originally wanted to be an architect, but his performance in an amateur production led to him being offered a job with a theatre company set up to entertain troops during the Second World War. He was unable to fight in the conflict due to acute asthma. He later studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Career:
Sinden made his professional debut in a production of George and Margaret at Brighton's Theatre Royal in 1942. He went on to become an acclaimed Shakespearean star. His first film was Portrait from Life (1948). Other more memorable movies include The Cruel Sea (1953), Mogambo (1953), Doctor in the House (1954), Above Us the Waves (1955), Twice Around the Daffodils (1962) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). He's perhaps better known for his TV work in such series as Father Dear Father, Two's Company, Never the Twain and Judge John Deed. He died on September 11, 2014, at the age of 90.
Quote:
'When I meet people they say, 'I thought you put that voice on for TV'. But you can't put on a voice like this - you're just lumbered with it.'
Trivia:
He was knighted in 1997.
John Stratton
(Actor)
.. Ferraby
John Warner
(Actor)
.. Baker
Bruce Seton
(Actor)
.. Tallow
Liam Redmond
(Actor)
.. Watts
Virginia McKenna
(Actor)
.. Julie Hallam
Charles Frend
(Director)
