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During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information, is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) is a drama and war film directed by Lewis Gilbert, released on June 1, 1954 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Watling and Bonar Colleano. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 17 ratings.
Michael Redgrave
as Air Commodore Waltby
Dirk Bogarde
as Flt Sgt Mackay
Jack Watling
as Flying Officer Harding
Bonar Colleano
as Sgt Kirby
Anthony Steel
as Flying Officer Treherne
Nigel Patrick
as Flt Sgt Slingsby
James Kenney
as Cpl. Skinner
Sydney Tafler
as Cpl. Robb
Griffith Jones
as Group Capt. Todd
Guy Middleton
as Squadron Leader Scott
Rachel Kempson
as Mrs. Waltby
Joan Sims
as Hilda Tebbitt
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, written by Vernon Harris, Lewis Gilbert and John Harris, produced by Daniel M. Angel.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 17 ratings.
Despite the fact that much of this film appears to have been filmed in a London lido, it still manages to engender quite a bit of peril. The passengers of a shot down plane are adrift in the Channel in a lifeboat with limited rations, cold and wet, praying for rescue before discovery by the Nazis or death by more long-drawn out means. It's got many of the usual ingredients of a wartime adventure, but is told in…
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The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) is available to stream on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) includes Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Watling, Bonar Colleano and Anthony Steel. The film was directed by Lewis Gilbert. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them was released on June 1, 1954 and runs for 1h 31m.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 17 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
