The Cruel Sea

1953 film by Charles Frend
Movie film Q1198767
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The Cruel Sea

Summary

The Cruel Sea is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cruel Sea's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Cruel Sea's director is recorded as Charles Frend[4].
  • The Cruel Sea's screenwriter is recorded as Eric Ambler[5].
  • The Cruel Sea's composer is recorded as Alan Rawsthorne[6].
  • The Cruel Sea's genre is recorded as war film[7].
  • The Cruel Sea's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Jack Hawkins[9].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Donald Sinden[10].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Denholm Elliott[11].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Virginia Anne McKenna[12].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Stanley Baker[13].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Moira Lister[14].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Megs Jenkins[15].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Alec McCowen[16].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Gerard Heinz[17].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Andrew Cruickshank[18].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Barry Letts[19].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Harold Goodwin[20].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Don Sharp[21].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as John Warner[22].
  • The Cruel Sea's cast member is recorded as Liam Redmond[23].
  • The Cruel Sea's producer is recorded as Leslie Norman[24].
  • The Cruel Sea's production company is recorded as Ealing Studios[25].
  • The Cruel Sea's director of photography is recorded as Gordon Dines[26].
  • The Cruel Sea's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0045659[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Cruel Sea's producer is recorded as Leslie Norman[24]. Its director is recorded as Charles Frend[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Eric Ambler[5]. Cast members include Jack Hawkins[9], Donald Sinden[10], Denholm Elliott[11], Virginia Anne McKenna[12], Stanley Baker[13], and Moira Lister[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1953-03-26T00:00:00Z[28], +1953-04-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1953-07-03T00:00:00Z[30], +1953-08-10T00:00:00Z[31], +1953-08-19T00:00:00Z[32], and +1953-11-06T00:00:00Z[33]. The Cruel Sea's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include war film[7] and drama film[8].

Subject and Themes

The Cruel Sea's main subject is recorded as World War II[35].

Why It Matters

The Cruel Sea ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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