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 (1,003 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Cruel Sea was produced by Leslie Norman[25]. It was directed by Charles Frend[4]. Eric Ambler wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jack Hawkins[10], Donald Sinden[11], Denholm Elliott[12], Virginia Anne McKenna[13], Stanley Baker[14], and Moira Lister[15].

Publication

Publication dates include March 26, 1953[28], April 1, 1953[29], July 3, 1953[30], August 10, 1953[31], August 19, 1953[32], and November 6, 1953[33]. The original language of The Cruel Sea was English[34]. Genres include war film[7] and drama film[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[35], submarine warfare[36], and Battle of the Atlantic[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Cruel Sea's after a work by is recorded as Nicholas Monsarrat[38].

Why It Matters

The Cruel Sea ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,003 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Cruel Sea
    After a work by → Nicholas Monsarrat
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P144]]: [[Q7728268]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788380111876"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 45659
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 45659, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36561]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787856307365"
  4. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 27615
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    Main subject → World War II, submarine warfare, Battle of the Atlantic
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 27615, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  5. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → World War II, submarine warfare, Battle of the Atlantic
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q1757301]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786776677655"
  6. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1953-03-26T00:00:00Z, +1953-04-01T00:00:00Z, +1953-07-03T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → Eric Ambler
    Duration → {'amount': '+121'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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