

The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954-06-01 · 91 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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- Directors
- Lewis Gilbert
- Production companies
- Angel Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Michael RedgraveAir Commodore Waltby
Dirk BogardeFlt Sgt Mackay
Jack WatlingFlying Officer Harding
Bonar ColleanoSgt Kirby
Anthony SteelFlying Officer Treherne
Nigel PatrickFlt Sgt Slingsby
James KenneyCpl. Skinner
Sydney TaflerCpl. Robb
Griffith JonesGroup Capt. Todd
Guy MiddletonSquadron Leader Scott
Rachel KempsonMrs. Waltby
Joan SimsHilda Tebbitt
Anton DiffringGerman Pilot
Nigel GreenMet Officer Howard
Michael RipperBotterhill
Ian WhittakerA.C.2 Milliken
Paul CarpenterLt Patrick Boyle, Sea Otter Pilot
George RoseTebbitt
Glyn HoustonKnox
Victor MaddernGus WestoverTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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